Pufa Index and Related Factors Among 36-to 71-month-old Children in Turkey: A Cross-Sectional Study

ÖZŞİN ÖZLER C., UZAMIŞ TEKÇİÇEK M., ÖZDEMİR P., Dogan B. G.

ORAL HEALTH & PREVENTIVE DENTISTRY, vol.16, no.5, pp.467-472, 2018 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 16 Issue: 5
  • Publication Date: 2018
  • Doi Number: 10.3290/j.ohpd.a41407
  • Journal Name: ORAL HEALTH & PREVENTIVE DENTISTRY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.467-472
  • Hacettepe University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Purpose: To determine the clinical consequences of untreated dental caries among preschool children by using the pufa index (visible pulp, ulceration of the oral mucosa due to root fragments, a fistula or an abscess) and the incorporation of some risk factors.