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Copyright of CES Odontología is the property of Universidad CES and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites or posted to a listserv without the copyright holder's express written permission. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. This abstract may be abridged. No warranty is given about the accuracy of the copy. Users should refer to the original published version of the material for the full abstract. (Copyright applies to all Abstracts.)

Copyright of CES Odontología is the property of Universidad CES and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites or posted to a listserv without the copyright holder's express written permission. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. This abstract may be abridged. No warranty is given about the accuracy of the copy. Users should refer to the original published version of the material for the full abstract. (Copyright applies to all Abstracts.)

Objectives: the intervention project First Permanent Molar is aimed at the permanent teeth. It has the scope to explain the benefits of the attention paid to the primary health care when it focus on the oral health so it can improve the quality of life. This article has aimed to report the experience of the PMP project. Moreover, it points to a paradigm change from the healing attention to the promotional and preventive model bearing in mind continuous actions and the creation of a connection. Methodology: The target audience were the kids from 6 to 7 years old and their respectives parents/legal guardian. The professionals from the Family Health Strategy have gone through a qualification process; the group had been created and also has the PMP report. The clinical odontological actions were destined to kids about to have their first permanent molars, if there were any; and to dental outbreak, if partial or total; not to mention to verify the experience of dental cavities in the primary teeth. The clinical procedures have been made according to the groups: prophylaxis, fluorine and dental sealant. Outcomes: There were 108 parents/legal guardians in two preliminary meetings, 90 schedulings have been made, 64 clinical exams and several dental attendances. Conclusions: One may conclude that the age range chosen was adequate, the audience receptivity was favorable and the methodology was properly applied. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Introduction: Dental caries is a major public health problem around the world, because it can cause pain and suffering to individuals. Even with a decline in childhood disease in recent years, it is observed in many countries. Objective: The objective of this research is to analyze the mean of dental caries and the prevalence of untreated caries and associated factors in students from the southern region of Brazil. Methods: The approach of this study is quantitative, with a cross-sectional design. The research sample was composed of 77 adolescents from the state schools of the urban area of the municipalities of Ciríaco and David Canabarro, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. For the data collection, clinical exams were performed, using the DMFT index, and the application of two semistructured questionnaires to adolescents and their parents. The data were analyzed by descriptive statistics and inferential statistics to the Pearson chi-square test and ANOVA at a significance level of 5%. Results: The prevalence of untreated dental caries in the final sample was 40.3% and the DMFT index (decayed, missing and filled teeth) 2.32, there was no statistical difference between cities. There was a statistically significant relationship between the variable toothache in the last six months and the outcome of untreated caries (p = 0.012) with 76% of those who had pain. There was also an association between the variable perception of the treatment at the last visit and untreated caries (p = 0.021), with 84.6% of adolescents considering poor / regular treatment. Conclusion: Although the average dental caries has been low, many adolescents have decayed and untreated teeth, with toothache and lack of quality in dental treatment being the factors that most impacted. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]