Eriþkin Bireylerde Çürük Prevalansýnýn Karþýlaþtýrýlarak Deðerlendirilmesi

GÝRÝÞ ve AMAÇ: Diþ çürüðü toplumda her yaþta görülebilen, genel saðlýk durumunu olumsuz yönde etkileyen bir saðlýk sorunudur. Çalýþmada, Dicle Üniversitesi Diþ Hekimliði Fakültesi’ne baþvuran 16 yaþ ve üzeri eriþkin bireylerin, çürük prevalansýnýn karþýlaþtýrýlarak deðerlendirilmesi amaçlanmýþtýr.
YÖNTEM ve GEREÇLER: Çalýþmada sekonder çürük, diþ kaybý ve restorasyonlu diþ sayýlarý; rastgele örnekleme yöntemi ve panoramik radyografiler yardýmýyla belirlenerek DMFT indeksine iþaretlenmiþtir. Ayrýca, cinsiyet, yaþ grubu, mevcut restorasyon tipi, bulunduðu çene ve hangi diþ grubuna ait olduðu hususunda sýnýflandýrýlmýþ, 20 yaþ diþleri deðerlendirme dýþý tutulmuþtur. Sonuçlar Pearson ki-kare testiyle analiz edilmiþtir.
BULGULAR: Sekonder çürük sýklýðý; cinsiyet, yaþ grubu ve restorasyon tipinden etkilenmemiþtir. Diþ kaybý; cinsiyet farklýlýðýndan etkilenmezken, yaþ grubu ve bulunduðu çene açýsýndan istatistiksel farklýlýklar sergilemiþtir. Restorasyonlu diþ sayýsý; cinsiyetler arasýnda farklýlýk göstermezken, yaþ gruplarý ve diþ gruplarý arasýnda anlamlý farklýlýklar sergilemiþtir.
TARTIÞMA ve SONUÇ: Çalýþmanýn sonucunda hastalarýn yaþýnýn artmasýyla birlikte; diþ kaybý miktarlarýnýn arttýðý ve restorasyonlu diþ sayýlarýnýn azaldýðý görülmüþtür. Bu sonuçtan hareketle, baþta yaþlý bireyler olmak üzere toplumun genelini kapsayacak nitelikte koruyucu tedbirler alýnmalýdýr. Diþ çürükleri meydana gelmeden alýnacak olan tedbirler ile toplum aðýz-diþ saðlýðýnýn daha iyi seviyelere geleceði kanaatindeyiz.

Comparative Evaluation of the Prevalence of Caries in Adult Individuals

INTRODUCTION: Tooth decay is a health problem that can be seen at any age in the society and negatively affects the general health status. In the study, it was aimed to evaluate the caries prevalence of adults aged 16 and over who applied to the Faculty of Dentistry of the Dicle University.
METHODS: In the study, secondary caries, tooth loss and the number of teeth with restoration; determined with the help of random sampling method and panoramic radiographs and marked in the DMFT index. In addition, it was classified according to gender, age group, existing restoration type, jaw and tooth group it belonged to, and wisdom teeth were excluded from the evaluation. Results were analyzed with the Pearson chi-square test.
RESULTS: Frequency of secondary caries; it was not affected by gender, age group and restoration type. Tooth loss; while it was not affected by gender difference, it showed statistical differences in terms of age group and jaw. Number of teeth with restoration; while it did not differ between genders, it showed significant differences between age groups and dental groups.
DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSION: As a result of the study, with the increasing age of the patients, it was observed that the amount of tooth loss increased and the number of teeth with restoration decreased. Based on this result, protective measures should be taken to cover the general population, especially the elderly. We believe that the oral-dental health of the community will reach better levels with the measures to be taken before dental caries occur.