TY  - JOUR
T1  - Dental Caries: Social Problem in School Children Aged 5-14 Years from
Formal Educational Institutions in Huila, Colombia
AU - Lorena Garcia Rojas, Claudia AU - Johanna Arias Mendoza, Martha AU - Rodriguez Serrezuela, Ruthber 
JO  - The Social Sciences
VL  - 13
IS  - 2
SP  - 363
EP  - 367
PY  - 2018
DA  - 2001/08/19
SN  - 1818-5800
DO  - sscience.2018.363.367
UR  - https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=sscience.2018.363.367
KW  - Oral health
KW  -dental caries
KW  -dentistry in public health
KW  -social health
KW  -epidemiology (MeSH)
KW  -disease
KW  -cavities
AB  - Report on the prevalence of dental caries and the social factors related to the presence of the disease
in school children in Huila, Colombia. Probability cluster sampling of 1,085 children between the ages of 5 and
14 in official educational institutions in Huila, Colombia. The diagnosis of dental cavities was made using the
ICDAS (International Caries Detection and Assessment System) criteria. The prevalence of dental caries was
69%. Age (OR 0.51, 95% CI: 0.30-0.86) (p<0.05) and last visit to the dentist (OR 1.79, 95% CI: 1.08-2.99) (p<0.05)
have a significant statistical relationship with dental caries.
ER  -