Prevalencia de mancha blanca en pacientes de 3 a 6 años Clínica Odontológica UCSG B 2017.

Abstract

Dental caries is an infectious disease that is multifactorial, it destroys the hard-dental tissues provoked by the acids of microorganisms that form the biofilm. The first clinical manifestation of dental caries is a white spot, the objective of this study is to determine the prevalence of white spot in patients from 3 to 6 years. Materials and Methods: A descriptive and transversal analytical study was carried out in the pediatric dentistry clinic of the Catholic University of Santiago de Guayaquil. A sample of 100 patients was taken into consideration and the inclusion requirements were established with each one. from them. Among the inclusion criteria, the children had to have the established age range (3-6 years), the representatives had to sign the informed consent, the patients who did not meet the age range were left out of the study, patients whose representatives did not sign the informed consent and patients with orthodontic appliances. Results: Of the 70 patients, 16% reported good oral hygiene, 60% had regular oral hygiene and 24% had poor oral hygiene. In frequency of consumption of sugary foods on the day 3% reported zero times a day, 67% from 1 to 2 times a day and 30% from 3 to more times in the day. The socioeconomic level of the patients 1% is part of a high economic level, 60% of the average economic level and 39% of low economic level. Conclusion: In this study we were able to confirm that the oral hygiene of the patients was mostly regular; the frequency of the consumption of sugary foods for 2 times a day was higher with a percentage of 37%, the socioeconomic level of the patients oscillated between medium and low, this being a very important factor when the patient can go to a center dentistry