Relación de caries dental y estado nutricional en niños de la Escuela Particular Ángel Calderón Luces de Guayaquil, 2019.

Abstract

Background: Dental caries is the oral disease more frequent in children, its etiology is multifactorial and there are well-defined risk factors. Between modifiable ones, there are dietary habits and toothbrushing frequency, while non modifiable most important factor is socio-economic status. Aim: To determine the relationship between dental caries and nutritional status in Ángel Calderón Luces school' children. Methods: A total of 72 patients were assessed, 33 boys and 39 girls, who met the inclusion criteria. In everyone was taken the anthropometric measures, the survey and the oral inspection. Results: Between the 72 assessed children, the 54% were female, and 46% were male, and the majority was 8 years old. Dental caries was prevalent in children with normal weight. Conclusion: There was no association between nutritional status and dental caries.