ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2022
Prevalence of Caries According to the ICDAS II in Children from 6 and 12 Years of Age from Southern Ecuadorian Regions.
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- Indigenous-non-Indigenous inequalities in oral health prevention among children and adolescents in Ecuador: a cross-sectional study.International journal for equity in health · 2026Article
- Parental Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices and Their Association with Dental Caries in Children Aged 5-9 Years: A Cross-Sectional Study in Rural Ecuador.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2025Article
- The Prevalence of Oral Anomalies Among Healthy Newborns at a Gynecological Obstetric Hospital in Quito, Ecuador: An Observational, Cross-Sectional Study.Dentistry journal · 2025Article
- Caries Experience in Preschoolers in Three Ecuadorian Communities.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Drugs Prescribed for Asthma and Their Adverse Effects on Dental Health.Dentistry journal · 2023Review
- Distribution of Dental Fluorosis in the Southern Zone of Ecuador: An Epidemiological Study.Dentistry journal · 2023Article
- Ambulatory Sedation for Dental Procedures-Case of Cuenca, Ecuador.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- Caries Experience and Treatment Needs in Urban and Rural Environments in School-Age Children from Three Provinces of Ecuador: A Cross-Sectional Study.Dentistry journal · 2022Article
- Association Between Dental Caries, Dental Biofilm, and Body Mass Index in Indigenous Children from Two Regions of Ecuador: A Cross-Sectional Study.Journal of International Society of Preventive & Community DentistryArticle
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Abstract
In Ecuador, national data on dental caries are scarce and the detection of incipient enamel lesions has been omitted. The objective of this study was to determine the prevalence of caries in school children aged 6 and 12 years of both sexes, belonging to urban and rural areas of three provinces of the country, using the International Caries Detection and Assessment System (ICDAS II). The sample consisted of 665 children from public schools, examined according to ICDASII. Caries prevalence and caries index were established using ICDAS II 2-6/C-G and ICDAS II 4-6/E-G criteria for comparison with WHO indicators. The Mann−Whitney U statistical test was used for comparison of two groups, the effect size was measured with the correlation coefficient. and the Kruskal−Wallis H test (p < 0.05) for multiple comparisons. Caries prevalence exceeded 87% for primary and permanent dentition. There were no significant differences according to province (p ≤ 0.05). The caries index at 6 years was 6.57 and at 12 years 9.21. The SIC was high at 12 years in rural areas. The prevalence of caries in the population studied was high despite the preventive measures established by health agencies.
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