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    Prevalencia de la enfermedad gingival en niños de 6 a 12 años de la Escuela José María Velasco Ibarra, Cuenca 2013-2014
    (2014) Bravo Medina, Pablo Ramiro; Solís Contreras, Christian Fernando; Lafebre Carrasco, Milton Fabricio; Lafebre Carrasco, Milton Fabricio
    Gingival disease is a common public health problem, especially in children; The purpose of the study was to determine their prevalence and relate it with associated factors to school children. Were observed and was diagnosed 208 children aged 6 to 12 years of different areas of the city of Cuenca, at school "José María Velasco Ibarra". The index used to determine the level of gingival disease was the gingival inflammation index of Löe-Silness. To determine it, periodontal sonda CP11 was used. Obtained and analyzed epidemiologically the index of each participant, we observed that the prevalence of gingival disease in the sample was 96.6% showing only mild and moderate levels, the first being significantly higher (P <0.001). Furthermore it was found that the poor oral hygiene increases in 3.42 and the regular oral hygiene in 2.15 the chances of having gingival disease. Keywords: gingival disease, prevalence, oral hygiene
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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.