The result of oral health survey of Mongolian 12 years old children

Abstract

Background: 2.3 billion people of world population have been affected by dental caries, 530 More than 530 million children suffer from tooth decay of primary teeth. Dental caries is a worldwide spreader infectious decease. According to the present studies, the prevalence of the disease is highly dependent on the developmental of the country and its prevention strategies. By the World Dental Federation and World Health Organization (WHO) criteria, dental caries prevalence is increasing every year in Mongolia, which is becoming one of the main problems in our country. According to studies, the most effective method of decreasing prevalence of caries is to have an oral health knowledge, provide caries treatment on early-stage and focusing more on prevention. Aim: The study purpose of this study was to determine the oral health status among 12 years old children in Mongolia. Materials and Methods: The studied population was 839 subject they were randomly selected from 6 districts of Ulaanbaatar city and 5 provinces of Mongolia. The Oral examination of every children was done by calibrated dentists according to recommendation of WHO, 2013. The Oral hygiend index of children was calculated by Loe and Silness’s method, gingivitis and calculutus was determined by Division of Oral health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, US in 2004. Results: The statistical analysis was processed using statistical Stata version 14.0 software. The prevalence of dental caries was 77% and mean of Decayed, Missed, Filled permanent teeth (DMFt) were and 2.3 among 12 years old. The poor oral hygiene index was 54%, with gingivitis 9.5% and with dental calculus 7.3%. Conclusion: The prevalence of dental caries and mean score of dental caries was 77.0%, 2.2±0.03 by WHO it was “low”, poor oral hygiene index was 54%, the prevalence of gingivitis was 9.5%, and calculus 7.3%. We conclude that the oral health status of a 12-year-old child is insufÏcient.