Prevalencia de caries de infancia temprana y factores asociados en niños que acuden a centros infantiles del buen vivir
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2020-06
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Universidad de Guayaquil. Facultad Piloto de Odontología
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La caries de infancia temprana constituye un problema de salud pública a nivel mundial que no se ha logrado controlar, se han establecido muchos factores etiológicos principales, como la dieta, la higiene, el sustrato dental, el tiempo que transcurre el agente patógeno en relación con el sustrato, entre otros. Sin embargo, existen ciertos factores predisponentes no tan estudiados que podría tener una influencia aún no realmente cuantificada. En este estudio se pretende determinar cuál es la prevalencia de caries de infancia temprana y factores asociados en niños que acuden a centros infantiles del buen vivir del Guasmo sur. Objetivo: Determinar la prevalencia de caries de infancia temprana y factores asociados en niños que acuden a centros infantiles del buen vivir. La metodología en la investigación aplicada fue de diseño cualitativo y cuantitativo, descriptivo, explicativo, de corte transversal, se acogió como muestra una población de 75 niños asistentes a CDI del sector del Guasmo Sur de Guayaquil, la recolección de datos se obtuvo mediante exploración clínica usando como instrumento la ficha 033. Resultados: la higiene oral de los pacientes fue cuestionable, de los 75 niños evaluados, 26 presentaron caries de infancia temprana, representando el 34,67% del total de niños evaluados. Conclusión: La caries de infancia temprana es una patología multifactorial de prevalencia entre media a alta en niños de entre 6 a 71 meses de edad, además, que el factor socioeconómico está íntimamente ligado al desarrollo de la misma.
Early childhood cavities constitutes a worldwide public health problem that has yet not been controlled. Many etiological factors have been established, such as diet, hygiene, dental substrate, time that the pathogen passes in relation to the substrate, among others. However, there are certain predisposing factors that have not been thoroughly studied that could have an influence that is not really quantified. This study aims to determine the prevalence of early childhood cavities and associated factors in children who go to “Buen Vivir” daycare center in South Guasmo, Guayaquil. The methodological design corresponds to a quantitative, field, crosssectional study in which a clinical examination of 75 children attending the aforementioned daycare center. Of the 75 children evaluated, 26 had early childhood cavities, thus representing 34.67% of the total of children evaluated. In all, early childhood cavities is a multifactorial pathology of medium to high prevalence in children between 6 to 71 months of age, and that the socioeconomic factor is clísela linked to its development
Early childhood cavities constitutes a worldwide public health problem that has yet not been controlled. Many etiological factors have been established, such as diet, hygiene, dental substrate, time that the pathogen passes in relation to the substrate, among others. However, there are certain predisposing factors that have not been thoroughly studied that could have an influence that is not really quantified. This study aims to determine the prevalence of early childhood cavities and associated factors in children who go to “Buen Vivir” daycare center in South Guasmo, Guayaquil. The methodological design corresponds to a quantitative, field, crosssectional study in which a clinical examination of 75 children attending the aforementioned daycare center. Of the 75 children evaluated, 26 had early childhood cavities, thus representing 34.67% of the total of children evaluated. In all, early childhood cavities is a multifactorial pathology of medium to high prevalence in children between 6 to 71 months of age, and that the socioeconomic factor is clísela linked to its development
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CARIES DENTALES - NIÑOS, HIGIENE BUCAL, ODONTOLOGIA PEDIATRICA