<![CDATA[Dental caries is the most common oral problem in Indonesia, especially in school-age children and children with special needs. This study aims to determine the prevalence of caries in deaf children at Sekolah Luar Biasa (B) Cicendo and Prima Bhakti. This analytical observational study used a cross sectional design. Data were collected using purposive sampling technique by con-ducting oral examination based on ICDAS and Mount and Hume classification. The total sample was 92 deaf children aged 7-14 years. The prevalence of permanent first molar caries was 63% (232 teeth); based on the ICDAS classification, the highest pre-valence was in the non-cavitary/D1 carious lesion category, which was 33.1% (122 teeth), while based on the Mount and Hume classification, the highest prevalence was in category 1.1, which was 33.4% (123 teeth). It is concluded that 63% of the perma-nent first molar teeth observed had caries which may be due to the anatomical structure of the teeth which have narrow pits and fissures, poor brushing habits, and repeated exposure to cariogenic substances.]]>
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