TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2011//
TI  - Prevalence of risk factor for intoxications and poisoning at home related to socioeconomic level
JO  - Revista médica del Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social
A1  - Sevilla-Godínez, Rosa Elizabeth
A1  - Gómez-Lomelí, Zoila Margarita
A1  - Chávez-Ponce, Blanca
A1  - Orozco-Valerio, Maria
A1  - Celis-de la Rosa, Alfredo
SP  - 17
EP  - 22
VL  - 49
IS  - 1
N2  - Objective: to identify the prevalence of caries in affiliated children and teenagers at Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social (IMSS). Methods: the survey was carried out according to the World Health Organization indexes. The studied was carried out in 1545 boys and girls aged three, five, six, and twelve years and selected by stratified random sampling in seven places of Mexican Republic (Guanajuato, East and West Estado de México, Northwest 1, Northeast 2, Southwest 3, and Southeast 4 DF). Results: the prevalence of caries was 66.9 %. Rates were higher in temporary dentition than in permanent teeth (p < 3.07). The mean of caries index per tooth in primary dentition in children of six years of age was 3.57 ± 2.8. In the 12 years of age group the average per tooth was 1.97 ± 1.4. The main component in both primary and permanent dentition was caries with 2.49 and 1.56 respectively. Conclusions: the results of this survey showed slight changes in prevalence and high levels of caries in children.<p />  <p>Language: es</p>
LA  - es
SN  - 0443-5117
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -