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Oral health of 20-25 years-old young adults according to the Caries Assessment Spectrum and Treatment CAST) index in Konya, Turkey
Authors
Said Karabekiroğlu, Hüseyin Biçer
Abstract
The index of Caries
Assessment Spectrum and Treatment CAST) reveals a range of caries development
from a non-cavitated status to advanced lesions. The aim of the present study
was to explore the oral health status of 20-25 years old young adults based on
the CAST index in Konya, Turkey. This study was conducted on 100 young adults
20-25 years old of age were used to identify individuals at risk of caries.
Patients were informed about the study and informed consent form was taken. Clinical
and radiographic examinations of the patients were performed. The prevalence of
CAST categories was evaluated with regard to the first and second permanent
molars by one examiner. The Spearman’s rank correlation coefficient was used to
explore the correlation of the distribution of CAST codes among the evaluated
teeth. The intra-examiner reliability was determined by the unweighted kappa
coefficient. The level of statistical significance was established at
p <0,05. Regarding the molars, the first molars were affected by 80%, while
the second molars were 67% caries or restorations, and most lesions were scored
at the non-cavitation level. The lower first and second molars were more
affected by uppers. Teeth with pulpal problem, sepsis and extracted due to
caries were found to be more prevalent in first, and then in second molars. A
strong correlation was found between the status of teeth from the right and
left sides of the oral cavity. The correlation of the status of first and
second teeth was stronger for the right than for the left side of the mouth, r
was 0.603 and 0.456 in maxilla and 0.546 and 0.361 in mandible p <0,001),
respectively. The intra-examiner reliability was established at 0.80 for
permanent molars.
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Pages:33-37
How to cite this article:
Said Karabekiroğlu, Hüseyin Biçer "Oral health of 20-25 years-old young adults according to the Caries Assessment Spectrum and Treatment CAST) index in Konya, Turkey". International Journal of Dental Research, Vol 5, Issue 3, 2023, Pages 33-37
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