Cavities Prevalence in School Children from the Rural Educational Institution El Filo de Damaquiel in the Municipality of San Juan de Uraba, Colombia, 2014

Introduction: Healthcare is an important part of general health and can be affected by social, cultural, educational, economic and political determinants, in a way that it is differential among population groups. Objective: To determine the oral profile of the children of the Rural Educational Institute El Filo de Damaquiel (ier Damaquiel) from the small town of San Nicolas in the municipality of San Juan de Uraba (Colombia). Mate-rials and Methods: A descriptive study was performed to determine the prevalence of tooth decay according to the two-digit system of icdes and index of soft plaques in 62 students between 4 and 14 years of age, and a survey on oral care practices was performed among heads of family. Education activities were developed on oral care addressed to students and heads of family. Results: The children presented a tooth decay prevalence of 67.74%, the tooth brushing quality is inadequate in 82.2% of students and the intake of sweets is high (59.68% of the children eat sweets every day of the week). Conclusion: The students of the ier Damaquiel have oral health habits that direct them to risk factors for oral hygiene and therefore to their general health.

• Autores: Ramos-Sanes, Dayana; Martínez-Zapata, Laura Natalia; Chica-Corrales, Esteban; Ortiz-Camargo, Yubisa Patricia; Díaz-Garavito, María Victoria
• Tipo de recurso: Article of journal
• Fecha de publicación: 2016
• Institución: Universidad Cooperativa de Colombia
• Repositorio: Repositorio UCC
• Idioma: spa
• OAI Identifier: oai:repository.ucc.edu.co:20.500.12494/9719
• Acceso en línea: https://revistas.ucc.edu.co/index.php/od/article/view/1380; https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12494/9719
• Rights: openAccess
• License: Derechos de autor 2016 Revista Nacional de Odontología