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Prevalencia de la enfermedad gingival inducida por placa bacteriana en la escuela José María Velasco Ibarra
(Universidad de Cuenca, 2015) Bravo Medina, Pablo Ramiro; Solis Contreras, Christian Fernando; Lafebre Carrasco, Milton Fabricio; Pinos Ochoa, Xavier Andrés
Objetive. To determine the prevalence of gingival disease and to correlate it with the associated factors in school children aged 6 to 12 years in Cuenca-Ecuador. Methodology. A descriptive study was carried out on 208 children aged 6 to 12 years in the "José Maria Velasco Ibarra” school. Two examiners performed the dental examination, determining the index of gingival inflammation, index of oral hygiene and gingival bleeding index. Results. A 96.6% prevalence of gingival disease was observed, with mild and moderate degrees, the first being significantly higher (P <0.001). In addition it was observed that it increases the odds of having gingival disease in 3.42 with poor oral hygiene and in 2.15 with regular oral hygiene. Conclusion. A high prevalence of gingival disease was found in children aged 6 to 12 years, with the female gender being more affected and regular and poor oral hygiene was positively associated with the higher prevalence of gingival disease.