Relationship between children's decayed, extracted and filled teeth index (CEO-d) and maternal decayed, missing and filled teeth index (DMFT-index): part 1

• DOI: https://doi.org/10.22533/at.ed.1594912414109411

• Palavras-chave: Caries. Epidemiology. Transmission. Prevention.

• Keywords: Caries. Epidemiology. Transmission. Prevention.

• Abstract:

  Caries affects people's quality of life and can cause occlusal mutilation. Due to its multifactorial nature, it is necessary to know its epidemiology and issues relating to its transmissibility and pathophysiological aspects. The aim of this study was therefore to assess the relationship between the caries experience of children enrolled at the Dom Virgílio CMEI and their mothers' oral health status, comparing the child's DMFT index with the maternal DMFT index. To this end, the clinical records of 102 children and 23 mothers were evaluated. The analysis revealed that the 102 children were aged between 0 and 6 years old, with an average CEO-d index of 1.3, while in the 1 to 2 age group the average CEO-d was 0.23 and the children aged between 5 and 6 had an average CEO-d value of 2.7. The records of the 23 mothers revealed that the average age was 41 years and 6 months and the average DMFT was 6.34. The sample of data on the 23 children and their mothers was divided into 2 groups: Group 1 children without caries (CEO-d=0) and maternal DMFT and Group 2 children with caries (CEO-d>0) and maternal DMFT. The data was subjected to the normality test and then submitted to the Mann-Whitney test, which showed that there was a statistically significant difference between children's CEO-d and maternal CPO-d in group 1, while in group 2 there was no statistically significant difference between children's CEO-d and maternal CPO-d. The data collected was inconclusive in terms of transmissibility, but suggests that the time factor has a direct effect on the experience of childhood caries, as well as mothers with active caries favoring greater colonization by streptococcus of the mutans and sobrinus group. It is necessary to develop studies with larger sample groups and with a methodology that favors the evaluation of other factors such as eating habits, hygiene and even genetic testing of the strains of cariogenic microorganisms found in mothers and their children.