Table 1.
Caries prevalence in children under 6 years old in Peru, 2010–2019.
| References |
Type of Population (age) |
Sample size | Caries criteria | Prevalence | Average dmft** |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gonzales and Villena (5) | Preschoolers in a poor urban community in Lima (1–5 years) | 230 | ICDAS | 87.2% 99.1%* |
NR |
| Del Aguila and Isuiza (6) | Preschoolers in an underserved community in Loreto (3–5 years) | 230 | WHO | 78.3% | NR |
| Olivera and Villena (8) | Preschoolers in an urban community in Lima (1–5 years) | 230 | ICDAS | 59.1% 77%* |
3.5 5.2* |
| Jiménez-Guillén and Cárdenas-Flores (9) | Preschoolers in a poor urban community in Lima (3–5 years) | 92 | WHO | 72.8% | NR |
| Quiroga and Villena (7) | Preschoolers and babies during routine pediatric check-up in a poor urban community in Lima (1–5 years) | 250 | ICDAS | 68.8% 93.6%* |
5.4 10.6* |
| Huarachi and Barreda (10) | Schoolchildren in urban community in Arequipa (2–6 years) | 192 | NR | 81.2% | 4 |
| Saravia and Macedo (11) | Preschoolers in an underserved community in Puno (3–5 years) | 130 | ICDAS | 98.5% | NR |
| Clemente and Ortiz (12) | Routine pediatric check-up in mayor Hospital in Lima (6 months−3 years) | 130 | ICDAS II | 46.3% | NR |
| Tobler et al. (13) | Preschoolers in an underserved community in Iquitos (3–5 years) | 246 | WHO | 95.9% | 5 |
| MINSA (4) | Preschoolers from the three regions—National study (3–5 years) | 2,195 | WHO | 76.2% | 5 |
| Muñoz-Luna (14) | Preschoolers in a poor urban community in Lima (3–5 years) | 212 | WHO | 81.5% | NR |
| Cardenas-Flores and Perona-Miguel de Priego (15) | Schoolchildren in urban community in Ica (1–3 years) | 231 | WHO plus initial lesions | 65.8% | NR |
| López-Ramos (16) | Preschoolers in a poor urban community in Huaura-Lima (3–5 years) | 153 | WHO | 76.5% | 3.6 |
| Tamayo (17) | Preschoolers in a poor urban community in Lima (3–5 years) | 90 | WHO | 85% (3 years) 90% (4 years) 92% (5 years) |
3.6 (3 years) 4.3 (4 years) 5.9 (5 years) |
| Sanchez-Huamán and Sence-Campos (18) | Preschoolers in an underserved community in Lima (3 – 4 years) | 623 | WHO | 70.6% | 3.4 |
| Villena et al. (19) | Routine pediatric check-up in poor urban communities in Lima (6 months−5 years) | 332 | WHO plus initial lesions | 62.3% | 3 |
| Torres (20) | Schoolchildren in an underserved community in Lima (3–5 years) | 246 | NR (cavities) | 83.7% | 4.6 |
*
Initial non-cavitated lesions (white spot) included.
**
dmft- decayed, missing, filling per tooth.
NR, Not reported.