Prevalence

Gulmatico, Marie Carmina SJ. 2005-00195 I.

January 06, 2009 Dr. Santos

1. What is the prevalence of dental trauma in your family? The prevalence of dental trauma in the family is (1/3 =) 33.3%. 2. What is the incidence of dental trauma to your family? The incidence of dental trauma in the family is 33.3% in 2008. 3. What types of injuries were sustained and at what age/gender? Knocking of anterior teeth due to a car accident involving my 47- year-old father. 4. What type of care was given or sought to address the injury? He was hospitalized and later received a denture.

II.

1. What is the prevalence of developmental dental defects in your class? The prevalence of developmental dental defects is 2. Identify the factors which induced these dental defects. Developmental defects are induced by poor nutrition of the mother, genetics or any trauma received by the mother during pregnancy. 3. How can the occurrence of these defects be minimized? The mothers should be well-equipped with the knowledge of taking care of herself and the baby. She should be on a balanced diet and she has to have regular visits to the doctor to ensure the state of the baby’s health.

III.

1. What is the prevalence of malocclusion among UPCD students?

2. What index will you use to measure its frequency? 3. What is the prevalence of cleft lip and palate among patients seeking treatment in UPCD clinics? IV.

1. What about the use of epidemiology to plan and evaluate strategies to prevent illness? Having the knowledge and a bird’s eye view of the incidence and prevalence of a certain disease and its pathogenesis will enable us to pinpoint the causative agent of the disease and develop measures to avoid acquiring it. All diseases can possibly be prevented when there is enough and extensive knowledge of how it can be acquired or transmitted. 2. What about the use of epidemiology as a guide to the management of patients in whom disease has already developed? The information that can be acquired regarding the epidemiology of the disease will allow the medical team to assess what phase of the disease is the patient in and what drugs should be given to the patient to be able to combat and stop the disease from getting worse.