2018, Number 3
Oral hygiene habits and dental caries in first-grade school children of three public schools
Language: Spanish
References: 13
Page: 179-185
PDF size: 257.42 Kb.
ABSTRACT
Introduction: The factors associated with the production of caries in childhood are dietary and environmental. The former include the high consumption of sweets and sweetened liquids and in the latter, the low educational level, the absence of hygienic habits and the lack of accessibility to health services are circumscribed.Objective: To establish the relationship between oral hygiene habits and dental caries in first-grade public elementary school students.
Methods: Correlational-analytical study, a survey was applied to 259 children and their parents on oral hygiene habits. The mouth and teeth of the infants were clinically evaluated. The hypothesis test was with a Pearson correlation coefficient and linear regression analysis.
Results: The prevalence of caries was 51%, the presence of class I caries was higher in school children of low socioeconomic level (33%). The frequency of tooth brushing is twice or less per day with omission of night brushing.
Conclusions: The consumption of sweets combined with a lower frequency of brushing was associated with caries, especially in the population of the primary school of low socioeconomic status.
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