Abstract

MALDONADO MERA, Betzabé del Rosario; BUENANO CABRERA, José Javier  and  BENAVIDES ESPINOSA, Karla Viviana. ORAL HEALTH OF SCHOOLCHILDREN. FISCAL EDUCATION UNIT “FRANKLIN DELANO ROOSEVELT”. Revista San Gregorio [online]. 2018, vol.1, n.24, pp.90-97. ISSN 2528-7907.

With the objective of establishing oral health indexes in schoolchildren of the Fiscal Education Unit “Franklin Delano Roosevelt” of the city of Portoviejo in Ecuador, a cross-sectional descriptive study was carried out in the period from March to June 2018. Motivated by the incidence of caries in the entire population and its close relationship with the cariogenic diet and poor oral hygiene. The primary source of information was the Clinical History of Pediatric Dentistry. A questionnaire was applied to the parents about the diet and frequency of brushing of the children, which were coded to facilitate the statistical analysis. Schoolchildren aged 7 years had a higher incidence of caries. The presence of bacterial plaque and ceo index was higher in students from 7 to 11 years. The frequency of oral hygiene was significant in the groups of 6 and 9 years. The consumption of foods rich in sugar was predominant, presenting a statistically positive association for all the groups studied.

Keywords : Oral hygiene and bacterial plaque; dietary habits in schoolchildren; dental caries index; oral health promotion; oral health in children.

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