Risk Factor of New Caries Based on Child Dental Caries Predictor Approach (Quroti Ayun)

Dentika Dental Journal

2014-12

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Caries risk factors are factors relate to caries occurrence in individual or population. Caries risk factors vary in every individual. A new method to discover the relation between risk factors and caries in children is a software named child dental caries predictor This research aimed to know the general overview of the order of caries risk factor in elementary school students in the province of Daerah Istimewa Yogyakarta. This was an observational research with cross-sectional design. The subjects were 430 children, ranging from 10 to 12 years of age.Caries risk factors that were assessed through child dental caries predictor were oral and dental condition, mothers and children’s behavior in maintaining dental health, and school environment. The research result showed that the percentage for each risk factor was 39.74% for oral and dental condition, 35.77% for children’s behavior in maintaining dental health, 15.90% for mothers’ behavior in maintaining child’s dental health, and 7.95% for school environment. In conclusion, the order of children caries risk factors through measurement using child dental caries predictor are oral and dental condition, children’s behavior in maintaining dental health, mothers’ behavior maintaining child’s dental health,, and school environment. Key words:risk factor, caries, child caries predictor