Impacto de la situación socioeconómica familiar en la prevalencia de caries dental en los estudiantes de bachillerato de la Unidad Educativa Cumandá en el año lectivo a 2023.

Abstract

Introduction: Untreated dental caries is the condition with the highest prevalence worldwide and it is estimated that it affects 2500 million people and this has been associated with the socioeconomic quality of people1. Objective: To analyze if there is a relationship between the socioeconomic quality of the family and the appearance of dental caries in first, second and third year high school students of the Cumandá educational unit in the 2023 school year. Materials and methods: This is a descriptive, correlational research of cross-sectional design. The universe consisted of 150 students of the Cumandá educational unit, of which the sample consisted of 100 high school students. Results: The average monthly income was 524.52 ± 765.42 with a range of 10 to 7000 USD, it is observed that monthly income varies considerably, which could influence various aspects of family life. Clinical evaluation revealed a variation in caries cases, ranging from no caries (10%) to a maximum of 15 cases1. When considering household income the Mann-Whitney U test yielded no significant differences in the CPO index, between students whose monthly household income is USD 1000 or less or in households where income is greater than USD 1000 (p-value = 0.320 > 0.05). Conclusions: Family socioeconomic status has a negative impact on the prevalence of caries in high school students of the Cumandá educational unit.