Caries Prevalence In 0 To 5 Years Old Children In Bilac city, Brazil

It was observed in the last years the decline of the dental caries disease in the industrialized countries. In Brazil few data exist related to the pattern of disease distribution in children in the first childhood. Objectives: The objective of this study was to verify the dental caries prevalence in pre-scholars in the age group between 0 and 5 years in the Bilac city , state of São Paulo-Brazil, where the public water provisioning is not fluoridated. Methods: The exams were made in the day of national vaccination and accomplished by a single examiner, previously setup with index great Kappa (K=0,98). The used methodology was the recommended by the World Health Organization, 1997.The sample was constituted by 237 children, (53% of the pre-scholars population, according to the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics, 1998), being 54,2% of female and 46,8% of male Sexes. The data were submitted to the statistical test and considered significant with p < 0,05. Results: The responsible for the children authorized their participation in the study. The percentile of children caries free was 71,7%. The dmf-t index was 1,10, and the largest prevalence was in 4 years old, dmf-t=2,39. The second molars were the more affected. Conclusion: This way, the need of oral health programs implantation exists for the studied population.