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Assessment of the caries risk of the patients admitted to the Department of Pedodontics of Gulhane Military Medical Academy

GATA Çocuk Diş Hekimliği Kliniğine başvuran hastaların çürük risklerinin değerlendirilmesi

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199–204
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The high number of patients in high-risk group would provide guidance to physicians in informing patients and their families admitted to the Pediatric Dentistry Department of Gulhane Military Medical Academy about preventive and oral dental health care.

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Objective & Hypothesis:Assessment of caries risk is a factor that must be considered before dentists make a clinical decision.
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Key Findings & Data:The aim of our study was to assess the caries risk and determine the cases who need preventive dental treatments such as fluoride therapy according to the risk of dental caries in children admitted to the Pediatric Dentistry Department of Gulhane Military Medical Academy with ages between 4 to 15 years.
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Conclusion & Impact:The high number of patients in high-risk group would provide guidance to physicians in informing patients and their families admitted to the Pediatric Dentistry Department of Gulhane Military Medical Academy about preventive and oral dental health care.
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⚙️Variables:Koruyucu diş hekimliği · Diş çürükleri · Pediatrik diş hekimliği

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Assessment of caries risk is a factor that must be considered before dentists make a clinical decision. Indicators used in the assessment of caries risk may be used in combination with other diagnostic procedures in clinical determination of caries and detection of cases who need dental caries control measures, treatment planning and caries preventing treatments such as fluoride therapy. The aim of our study was to assess the caries risk and determine the cases who need preventive dental treatments such as fluoride therapy according to the risk of dental caries in children admitted to the Pediatric Dentistry Department of Gulhane Military Medical Academy with ages between 4 to 15 years. With this aim intraoral examination was performed on a total of 177, 82 (46.3%) female and 95 (53.7%) male, patients (medium age 9.18±2.817 years), and data were recorded on the caries risk assessment form. On evaluation of the results, 18 (10.2%), 46 (26%) and 113 (63.8%) of 177 patients were found in low, moderate and high risk groups, respectively. The high number of patients in high-risk group would provide guidance to physicians in informing patients and their families admitted to the Pediatric Dentistry Department of Gulhane Military Medical Academy about preventive and oral dental health care.

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Çürük riski değerlendirmesi diş hekimlerinin klinik olarak bir karara varmadan önce kullanması gereken bir unsurdur. Çürük riskinin saptanmasında kullanılan belirteçler, gerekli diğer tanısal prosedürlerle birlikte çürüğün klinik olarak tespitinde, çürük kontrol önlemlerine ihtiyaç duyan, tedavi planlamasına gerek duyulan ve flor uygulaması gibi çürük önleyici tedavilere ihtiyacı olan kişilerin saptanmasında kullanılabilmektedir. Çalışmamızın amacı GATA Çocuk Diş Hekimliği Kliniğine başvuran 4-15 yaş arasındaki çocukların çürük riski değerlendirmesinin yapılması ve çürük riskine göre çocukların flor uygulaması gibi koruyucu dental tedavilere olan ihtiyacının belirlenmesidir. Bu amaçla 82’si (%46.3) kız, 95’i (%53.7) erkek toplam 177 (ortalama yaş 9.18±2.817) hastanın ağız içi muayeneleri yapılmış ve elde edilen veriler çürük riski değerlendirme formuna kaydedilmiştir. Sonuçlar değerlendirildiğinde 177 hastanın 18’inin (%10.2) düşük, 46’sının (%26) orta ve 113’ünün (%63.8) yüksek risk grubunda olduğu tespit edildi. Yüksek risk grubunda olan hastaların çok olması GATA Çocuk Diş Hekimliği Kliniği’ne başvuran hastalar ve ailelerinin koruyucu hekimlik ve ağız diş sağlığı konusunda daha fazla bilgilendirilmesi gerektiği konusunda hekimlere yol gösterici olacaktır.

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AKGÜN, Ö. M., GÜVEN, G. P., YILDIRIM, C., BAŞAK, F. (2012). Assessment of the caries risk of the patients admitted to the Department of Pedodontics of Gulhane Military Medical Academy. Gülhane Tıp Dergisi, Cilt: 54 - Sayı: 3, 199–204. https://ajindex.com/articles/225332

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