Modeling on Tooth Filling towards Dental Caries and Dental Filling among Children in Bachok, Kelantan, Malaysia:

Abstract

Tooth caries and tooth decay is the most common chronic disease amongst children. To investigate this scenario in details in east coast, Malaysia, a study was conducted in Kelantan (Bachok District) which is held 380 children which is 44.8% male and 55.2% female. From the descriptive study, only 5.2% children (no caries category), 11.3% (low caries category), 20.4 % (moderate caries category) and 63.1% (high caries category). This indicates that the child’s rate of dental caries problem was high. This study is to obtain Structure Equation Modeling (SEM) toward dental caries and dental filling scenario in east coast, Malaysia. This study proves that preschool children children who, having dental caries then given a filling treatment tend to be more inclined to cooperate in their own treatment. Four proposed factors which are total of score factor, physical factor, demographic factor are the factor that contributing to caries.