[Salivary factors associated to the prevalence and increase of dental caries in rural schoolchildren].

Objective: To evaluate the association between saliva and prevalence of dental caries.

Methods: Two-year longitudinal study in rural schoolchildren at Cruz del Eje, Argentina between 2000 and 2002. The study population comprised all schoolchildren (N=196) aged 5 to 14 years of both sexes attending eight rural schools.

[Assessment of health and record of disease in the promotion of health oral].

Background: At present, epidemiologic dentistry has numerous indexes to measure illness such as DMFT, dmft and S-OHI which are broadly used for illness diagnosis in different population groups. On the other hand, the index INSAO proposed differs from the approach focused on the disease itself. INSAO offers a parameter to measure the degree of health of teeth and gums and thus provides the patient with the information about their health.

Oral health and salivary factors in rural schoolchildren.

The aim of the present study was to assess the association between some salivary factors and the oral health status of rural schoolchildren of Córdoba (Argentina). The study involved 19 students (aged 5-14 years) who attended 8 rural schools of the region. We determined indices (r)dmf-t, (r)DMF-T and S-OHI.