Teeth Wear: An Epidemiological Study in a Five-Year-Old Population in Sarandi PR Brazil

  • Marcelo Augusto Amaral Cesumar
  • Danielli Tatiane Ruiz Cesumar
  • Wagner Simm Cesumar
  • Juliane Smerecki Pereira Cesumar
  • Marco Aurélio Ferreira Luiz Cesumar
  • Tiemi Matsuo UEL

Abstract

Teeth wear is an important dentistry issue in populations at the start of the century and may turn to be one of its greatest concerns. Scanty knowledge exists on the epidemiological of teeth wear since most literature deals with the etiology of wear without quantifying epidemiological extension. Current research identifies the prevalence and severity of teeth wear in five-year-old children in the kindergartens of the municipality of Sarandi PR Brazil and verifies associations with gender and regions under analysis. A transversal analysis was undertaken comprising a randomized sample of children (n=291) enrolled in these educational centers. Diagnosis criteria of dental wear contained in the method by Hugoson et al. (1988) was employed for data collection. Parents’ term of consent was taken and a clinical report made for each examination. Prevalence of teeth wear was 95.2%, with a negative result of only 4.8%. Canines and central incisive teeth were the most affected by different types of wear (attrition, erosion and abrasion). Approximately 85% of the right upper canines showed initial attrition and only 12% of left lower incisive teeth had severe abrasion. High prevalence in teeth wear is a fact in the population investigated, although its severity is not highly significant.

Author Biographies

Marcelo Augusto Amaral, Cesumar
Mestre em Saúde Coletiva pela Universidade Estadual de Londrina – UEL; Docente de Saúde Coletiva e Odontologia Legal do Centro Universitário de Maringá – CESUMAR. E-mail: amaral@cesumar.br
Danielli Tatiane Ruiz, Cesumar
Odontóloga graduada pelo Centro Universitário de Maringá – CESUMAR. E-mail: daniruiz2008@hotmail.com
Wagner Simm, Cesumar
Docente de Estágio Supervisionado e Coordenador do Curso de Odontologia do Centro Universitário de Maringá – CESUMAR. E-mail: wsimm@cesumar.br
Juliane Smerecki Pereira, Cesumar
Acadêmica do Curso de Odontologia do Centro Universitário de Maringá – CESUMAR. E-mail: julianesmereckipereira@yahoo.com.br
Marco Aurélio Ferreira Luiz, Cesumar
Acadêmico do Curso de Odontologia do Centro Universitário de Maringá – CESUMAR. E-mail: marcoferreiral@yahoo.com.br
Tiemi Matsuo, UEL
Doutora em Estatística pela Escola Superior de Agricultura Luiz de Queiroz – ESALQ; Docente da Universidade Estadual de Londrina – UEL. E-mail: tiemi@uel.br
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