MDJ (Makassar Dental Journal)
Vol. 13 No. 2 (2024): Volume 13 Issue 2 Agustus 2024

Prevalence of caries on periapical radiographs at the Radiology Installation of the Hasanuddin University Teaching Dental Hospital Makassar after the Covid-19 pandemic: Prevalensi karies pada radiografi periapikal di Instalasi Radiologi Rumah Sakit Gigi Mulut Pendidikan Universitas Hasanuddin Makassar pascapandemi Covid-19

Barunawaty Yunus (Departemen Radiologi, Fakultas Kedokteran Gigi, Universitas Hasanuddin, Makassar, Indonesia)
Raditya Nasrullah Azhar (Mahasiswa Fakultas Kedokteran Gigi, Universitas Hasanuddin Makassar, Indonesia)

Article Info

Publish Date
01 Aug 2024

Abstract

The Covid-19 pandemic has triggered various disturbances, one of which is the dental and oral health service sector because dental and oral health services have a high potential to transmit SARS-Cov-2 during the dental examination process. The study was conducted to determine the prevalence of dental caries in the Radiology Installation of RSGMP Hasanuddin University after the Covid-19 pandemic, by descriptive observation through panoramic and periapical radiographic data from March-September 2022. Data were distributed into tables and graphs. Caries was found mostly in females (61.7%). Based on age, most cases oc-curred in the adolescent group (44.6%), it was found that there were 5 (10.6%) males and 9 (19.1%) females who had class I ca-ries, 12 (25.5%) males and 14 (29.7%) females who had class II caries, 1 (2.1%) male and 3 (6.3%) female who had class III caries. There were no males and 2 (4.2%) females with class IV caries, no males and 1 (2.1%) female with class V caries. It was concluded that the prevalence of caries was found to be most prevalent in females and the majority of females were class II.

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MDJ (Makassar Dental Journal)
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Abbrev

MDJ

Publisher

Persatuan Dokter Gigi Indonesia Cabang Makassar

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Dentistry

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The journal receives a manuscript from the following area below Dentistry science and development with interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary approach: Dental Public Health and Epidemiology Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Dental Conservation and Endodontics Preventive Dentistry Biomedical Dentistry ...