Prevalence of dental caries in children with Down syndrome

Abstract

A descriptive study is done to determine the prevalence of dental caries in children with Down syndrome treated in the Special Stomatology service at the Pediatric Hospital "Pedro Agustín Pérez" from January 2008 to July 2013 .The universe was presented by 27 patients under 16 years, 16 males and 11 females. Socio demographic data, caries prevalence and performance of caregivers in relation to diet and oral hygiene habits were recorded. We conclude that children with Down syndrome have a high prevalence of dental caries, 100%, with a cop-d rate of 4.3 indexes COP-D 6.4, and the intervention of caregivers is deficient to control factors risk of dental caries: diet and oral hygiene habits.