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Índice de Higiene Oral en los Escolares de 12 años de la Parroquia Checa en el Cantón Cuenca, Provincia del Azuay - Ecuador, 2016

2019; Universidad de la República; Volume: 21; Issue: 34 Linguagem: Inglês

10.22592/ode2019n34a4

1688-9339

Javier Martín Jáuregui Lucero, Ana Cristina Vásquez Palacios, Fernanda Sacoto Figueroa,

Health and Medical Education

Objective: To determine the Oral Hygiene Index in schoolchildren aged 12, from the Checa parish of Canton Cuenca, Province of Azuay, Ecuador, 2016. Materials and methods: Descriptive crosssectional study; the observational technique was applied to determine the state of the epidemiological profile. The indicators were obtained through a structured survey. Results: In the 109 schoolchildren surveyed, there was a slight predominance of females (58%) over males (42%). In addition, 47.7% presented good oral hygiene, 36.7% excellent oral hygiene, 14.7% regular oral hygiene and 0.9% poor oral hygiene, therefore, over half the students present a good or excellent OHI. Conclusion: Most schoolchildren have good oral hygiene, and there are no significant variations in terms of sex.