Relación entre el índice de higiene oral e índice periodontal en escolares de 12 años de la parroquia Gil Ramirez Cuenca-Ecuador 2016
Year: 2020
Type: article
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: Oral health problems occur with great frequency affecting a large part of the population, especially children, occurring from the first years of life, since the level of oral hygiene in most is poor, dental diseases Caries and periodontal disease, which cause pain, damage and oral health problems in children, are the most frequent ones, they are affected at 12 years, as the global age of appearance of caries and periodontal diseases. Objective of this study was to relate the oral hygiene index and the periodontal index in 12-year-old schoolchildren from the Gil Ramírez Parish in Cuenca Ecuador, period 2016. Materials and methods: A retrospective, descriptive, relational study was carried out, whose sample It had a total of 188 records, using the Green and Vermillon Simplified Oral Hygiene Index and the Russell Periodontal Index as variables. Results: a correlation of the Oral Hygiene Index (IHO) and the periodontal Index (IPR) = 0.000 was obtained. Conclusion: According to the study carried out, it is concluded that there is no relationship between the oral hygiene index and the periodontal index in 12-year-old schoolchildren from the Gil Ramírez parish in the City of Cuenca, in the period 2016.
Source: Revista estudiantil CEUS
Institution: Universidad Católica de Cuenca
Language: Spanish
Subfield: General Dentistry
Field: Dentistry
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W7217756752