1 Department of Pediatric Dentistry School of Dentistry Medical Faculty Udayana University, Bali-Indonesia.
2 Department of Orthodontic School of Dentistry Medical Faculty, Udayana University, Bali-Indonesia.
3 Student in the Undergraduate Program of Dentistry and Professional Dentist Program, Faculty of Medicine, Udayana University, Indonesia.
Research Article
World Journal of Advanced Research and Reviews, 2024, 23(01), 2255-2259
Received on 07 June 2024; revised on 18 July 2024; accepted on 20 July 2024
Introduction: The prevalence of dental caries in Indonesia is considerably high and there is no significant improvement about that condition. Intensive care related with caries needs to be caried out, especially for special needs children. Those children have limited or even no ability to take care of their oral health and it will increase caries prevalence among them. The aim of this study is to investigate caries risk among special needs children in Gianyar, Bali, Indonesia.
Methods: This is a descriptive cross sectional study which conducted on 101 pairs special needs children and their parents in Gianyar regency of Bali, Indonesia. The data was collected through questionnaire interview while intraoral assessment was done through direct intra oral examination of the special needs children. The questionnaire was an adaptation of CAMBRA Caries Risk Assessment and had gone through a validity test using Pearson Product Moment Test and a reliability test using Cronbach Alpha Test. Results: The result shows that 72.3% children are in high-risk category, 10.9% children are in extreme risk category, 8,9% children are in moderate risk category, and only 7.9% children are in low-risk category. Conclusion: The conclusion of this study is that the caries risk among special needs children in Gianyar regency of Bali, Indonesia is considerably high.
CAMBRA; Caries; Caries Risk Assessment; Children; Caries Risk; Special Needs Children.
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Mia Ayustina Prasetya, Luh Wayan Ayu Rahaswanti, Putu Ika Anggaraeni and Putu Masayu Angie Puspayanthi. Caries risk assessment on special needs children in Gianyar, Bali, Indonesia. World Journal of Advanced Research and Reviews, 2024, 23(1), 2255-2259. Article DOI: https://doi.org/10.30574/wjarr.2024.23.1.2140