Dental caries, nutritional status and oral hygiene in schoolchildren, La Demajagua, 2022

Antonia María Lamorú Pardo, Yousemy Álvarez Romero, Darianna Rubio Díaz, Aliannys González Alvarez, Lauren Pérez Roque and Luisa Sucel Vargas Labrada

SAP Dentistry, 2023

Abstract: Introduction: dental caries is the most common disease in children. Obesity is a worrisome disease in children. Objective: determining the relationship between dental caries, nutritional status and oral hygiene in primary schoolchildren. Method: a study with a non-experimental cross-correlational design was carried out in elementary school students from La Demajagua, Isle of Youth, in 2022. The sample was 100 children, being the same probabilistic and random. Results: the male sex represented 52%, 81% had a high risk of caries involvement and the age group 9-11 was the most affected with 42%. 81% presented deficient oral hygiene and 41% were overweight or obese. Conclusions: no significant relationship between nutritional status and the degree of involvement of dental caries, but there is, between the latter and oral hygiene

Date: 2023
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DOI: 10.62486/dent20238

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