Prevención y promoción de la salud bucal en la primera infancia.
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2022-09
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Universidad de Guayaquil. Facultad Piloto de Odontología
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La prevención de la salud oral es una ciencia que se encarga del estudio del medio
bucal y su conocimiento, evaluando además sus implicaciones microbiológicas e
inmunológicas con la finalidad de prevenir enfermedades, siendo la prevención el factor
determinante en el mantenimiento de una buena salud bucal. La prevención, educación y
promoción de la salud oral es esencial para un desarrollo correcto de la dentición en la
primera infancia, así como la nutrición, la cual contribuye con la protección oral evitando la
presencia de patologías orales. Objetivo: describir la prevención y promoción de la salud
bucal en la primera infancia. Metodología: es un estudio de tipo cualitativo, documental,
transversal, descriptivo, no experimental, que conserva una actualidad científica de los
últimos cinco años anteriores a esta investigación. Resultados: la prevención y la
promoción de la salud oral en la primera infancia, es fundamental ya que permitirá mantener
un buen estado de la salud bucal, evitando la aparición de enfermedades bucodentales.
Conclusiones: es de suma importancia que los padres, posean los conocimientos
necesarios sobre las técnicas correctas de aplicación de higiene bucal, además de
comenzar desde los primeros meses de vida con el cuidado de la salud oral.
Recomendación: los odontólogos deben impartir los conocimientos necesarios para que
los padres comiencen la atención médico odontológica de los infantes desde temprana
edad, además de incentivar a la población con campañas de prevención y promoción del
cuidado de la salud oral en los infantes de primera infancia.
Oral health prevention is a science that deals with the study of the oral environment and its knowledge, also evaluating its microbiological and immunological implications in order to prevent diseases, being prevention the determining factor in maintaining good oral health. Prevention, education and promotion of oral health is essential for a correct development of the dentition in early childhood, as well as nutrition, which contributes to oral protection avoiding the presence of oral pathologies. Objective: To write the prevention and promotion of oral health in early childhood. Methodology: it is a qualitative, documentary, cross-sectional, descriptive, non-experimental, non-experimental, qualitative study, which preserves a scientific actuality of the last five years prior to this research. Results: the prevention and promotion of oral health in early childhood is fundamental since it will allow maintaining a good oral health condition, avoiding the appearance of oral diseases. Conclusions: it is of utmost importance that parents have the necessary knowledge about the correct techniques for the application of oral hygiene, in addition to starting oral health care from the first months of life. Recommendation: Dentists should impart the necessary knowledge so that parents begin medical and dental care of infants from an early age, in addition to encouraging the population with prevention campaigns and promotion of oral health care in infants in early childhood.
Oral health prevention is a science that deals with the study of the oral environment and its knowledge, also evaluating its microbiological and immunological implications in order to prevent diseases, being prevention the determining factor in maintaining good oral health. Prevention, education and promotion of oral health is essential for a correct development of the dentition in early childhood, as well as nutrition, which contributes to oral protection avoiding the presence of oral pathologies. Objective: To write the prevention and promotion of oral health in early childhood. Methodology: it is a qualitative, documentary, cross-sectional, descriptive, non-experimental, non-experimental, qualitative study, which preserves a scientific actuality of the last five years prior to this research. Results: the prevention and promotion of oral health in early childhood is fundamental since it will allow maintaining a good oral health condition, avoiding the appearance of oral diseases. Conclusions: it is of utmost importance that parents have the necessary knowledge about the correct techniques for the application of oral hygiene, in addition to starting oral health care from the first months of life. Recommendation: Dentists should impart the necessary knowledge so that parents begin medical and dental care of infants from an early age, in addition to encouraging the population with prevention campaigns and promotion of oral health care in infants in early childhood.
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PROMOCION DE LA SALUD BUCAL, PREVENCION DE ENFERMEDADES, HIGIENE BUCAL