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Revista Facultad de Odontología Universidad de Antioquia
versión impresa ISSN 0121-246X
Resumen
CORCHUELO OJEDA, JAIRO y SOTO LLANOS, LIBIA. GINGIVITIS AND ASSOCIATED FACTORS IN PRESCHOOLERS FROM COMMUNITY HOMES IN VALLE DEL CAUCA. Rev Fac Odontol Univ Antioq [online]. 2018, vol.29, n.2, e03. ISSN 0121-246X. https://doi.org/10.17533/udea.rfo.v29n2a3.
Introduction:
The aim of this study was to evaluate the prevalence of gingivitis and associated factors in preschoolers from community homes in 6 municipalities of Valle del Cauca, Colombia.
Methods:
analytical transverse study in 982 children from 11 community homes selected by simple random sampling; the presence of gingivitis and the community bacterial plaque index (CBP) were recorded.
Results:
a gingivitis prevalence of 30.8% and a bacterial plaque index of 41.3% (CI95% 40.4-42.5) were found. A plaque level of 2.2% was considered acceptable. The highest prevalence of gingivitis was related to the Afro-descendant population, preschoolers’ poor oral hygiene, and poor oral health knowledge among the mothers from evaluated community homes.
Conclusions:
A high prevalence of gingivitis was found in connection to high levels of bacterial plaque and the presence of caries, reflecting the health services’ poor response to preschoolers’ oral problems.
Palabras clave : gingivitis; oral hygiene; dental brushing; child development; oral health; dental plaque index.