[Oral health condition of kindergartners in Budapest]

A survey on caries prevalence and dental care was conducted on 441 children 3-6 years old, from 9 kindergartens in Budapest. Only 36.3% of the examined children showed naturally healthy teeth. The four examined age groups demonstrated an increase in caries incidence from 45.4% at the age of 3 y to 83.6% at the age of 6 y. The average dmf-s for the four age groups (3, 4, 5, 6 y) was: 1.77, 3.97, 5.76, 6.77, respectively. Maximal caries-assault has been recorded at the age of 4. Only 11.5% of the detected carious surfaces were restored. Moreover, 30% of these treated surfaces showed signs of recurrent caries. In general out of 280 children with caries defects only 5 received a complete restoration.