RELACIÓN ENTRE CARIES DENTAL Y FACTORES DE RIESGO EN NIÑOS DE HOGARES INFANTILES DEL BIENESTAR FAMILIAR DE CARTAGENA

Objective: To describe the occurrence of caries in children of the Colombian Family Welfare Institute houses in Cartagena and the relation with risk factors for dental caries.Material and Methods: This study is cross-sectional. The sample was composed of 95 children between 5 and 6 years of age selected randomly of 5 schools of the Cartagena Family Welfare Institute. The variables were: presence of caries, caries experience, cariogenic diet, bacterial plaque >15%, responsibility of brushing thin on the child, frequency of brushing once per day, no exposition to fluorides, children of separated parents, parents of school less than secondary children attending dental consultation less than once per year, children who do not perform recreational activities, school children with misconduct, age and gender.Results: Caries prevalence was found with 51%, the risk factors with greater prevalence were: plaque > than 15% with 75%, no recreation activity practices 69%, experience with caries 58%. In reference with the disparity reasons (DR), there was found a statistically significant association between the occurrence of caries and the experience of caries DR= 18.3; with parent’s low educational level DR=11.1; with the responsibility on children for their own tooth brushing DR= 3.25; and no recreation activity practice DR= 2.57.Conclusions: The behavior of dental caries in this population was influenced by these four variables, which can be combined in different circumstances to produce the differences at a individual level.

• Autores: González Martínez, Farith; Luna Ricardo, Luz Maida; Solana, María Yolanda
• Fecha de publicación: 2008
• Institución: Universidad Santo Tomás
• Repositorio: Repositorio Institucional USTA
• Idioma: spa
• OAI Identifier: oai:repository.usta.edu.co:11634/37057
• Acceso en línea: http://revistas.ustabuca.edu.co/index.php/USTASALUD_ODONTOLOGIA/article/view/1184; http://hdl.handle.net/11634/37057
• License: Derechos de autor 2018 UstaSalud