Early Childhood Caries in Peru

Abstract

Early Childhood Caries (ECC) is a global oral health problem, and Peru may be one of the countries with high prevalence of untreated ECC in South America. In this study, we constructed an epidemiologic profile of ECC in Peru through a comprehensive review of published data. The prevalence of ECC, risk factors for it, its impact on child development, and public oral health interventions on ECC have been included. The study revealed extremely high rates of ECC in Peru and significant oral-health disparities. Risk factors for ECC were poverty, high sugar consumption, and low oral health literacy. However, the number of studies is limited and their quality questionable. Oral health has not received high public-health priority in Peru. However, in recent years, new regulations and evidence-based documents (the first Clinical Practice Guideline for the Prevention, Diagnosis, and Management of Caries in Children; the Guideline for Children's healthy Growth and Development; the Law on Healthy Diet; and the Manual on Food Advertising) give hope for the future of infants' oral health in the nation.

The use of mind mapping in health education in extended care for children with caries

“…1 Dental caries affects patient quality of life socially and economically. 2 Dental caries in children is a global issue. Many children develop caries early in their lives, and subsequently develop further caries and sepsis with age.…”

“…Many children develop caries early in their lives, and subsequently develop further caries and sepsis with age. 2 Prevention of childhood caries requires a multifactorial and multiagency approach that includes the provision of health education. Oral health educational intervention is a cost-effective tool to improve population oral health and has been successful in many developing and developed countries.…”

“…Many children develop caries early in their lives, and subsequently develop further caries and sepsis with age. 2…”

Calidad de vida relacionada a la salud bucal en niños peruanos con caries de infancia temprana severa

“…do. La prevalencia de CIT en Perú ya ha sido investigada anteriormente (10) , pero la prevalencia de CIT-S es desconocida en niños peruanos. Es importante investigarla porque los niños con CIT-S tienen alto riesgo de sufrir caries en dentición permanente (11) y otras consecuencias clínicas, que pueden ser prevenidas si se detecta a tiempo.…”

“…En el Perú, la enfermedad que más afecta la salud oral en la población infantil es la caries dental, cuya prevalencia es del 59.1% en dentición decidua y 85.6% en dentición mixta (20) . Siendo una población con mayor riesgo de tener caries, debido a que las políticas de salud pública peruana no han dado prioridad a la salud oral (10) , es importante trabajar con ellos con un enfoque más integral, conjugar los componentes social y clínico, evaluando la calidad de vida y ver el problema como un todo, de esta manera habrá mayores probabilidades de prevenir la caries efectivamente. El objetivo del estudio fue evaluar la percepción parental sobre la calidad de vida relacionada a la salud bucal en niños con caries de infancia temprana severa de un instituto de salud peruano.…”