Influencia de los hábitos alimentarios en la salud bucodental de pacientes pediátricos atendidos en la clínica odontológica de la UCSG.

Abstract

Objetive: To determine the relationship between eating habits and ARTÍCULO DE INVESTIGACIÓN3 oral health in children treated at the UCSG dental clinic from December 2022 to February 2023. Methodology: Observational crosssectional study, in children who were treated at the UCSG dental clinic in the period from December 2022 to February 2023. The prevalence and severity of dental caries lesions (COP index and ceo) were clinically evaluated. ) in schoolchildren and through a questionnaire applied to the families of the children, the sociodemographic and family factors were evaluated. Results: The most relevant data show that most of the respondents were male pediatric patients (66,20%), with a mean age of (7,15), it was reduced that 73,5% of children studied in schools public, while 23,5% in private schools, 54,4% started brushing from the first year, 44,1% after two years, while 1,5% after three years, in where a percentage of caries was obtained that was classified with a Very High CPOD of 44,1%. Conclusion: This research confirms that there are some factors that affect the oral health of children in terms of the food given starting from breastfeeding.