Resumen. Introducción: la salud bucal forma parte de la salud general y está afectada por determinantes sociales, culturales, educativos, económicos y políticos, de modo que es diferencial entre grupos poblacionales. Objetivo: conocer el perfil bucodental de los niños de la Institución Educativa Rural El Filo de Damaquiel (ier Damaquiel) del corregimiento de San Nicolás en el municipio de San Juan de Urabá (Colombia). Materiales y métodos: se hizo un estudio descriptivo para conocer la prevalencia de caries según el sistema dos dígitos de icdas, índice de placa blanda, a 62 escolares entre 4 y 14 años, y se hizo una encuesta sobre prácticas del cuidado bucal a los padres de familia. Se desarrollaron actividades de educación en salud bucal dirigidas a escolares y a padres de familia. Resultados: los niños presentaron una prevalencia de caries de 67,74 %, la calidad del cepillado es deficiente en el 82,2 % de los escolares y el consumo de dulces es alto (59,68 % los comen todos los días de la semana). Conclusión: los niños de la ier Damaquiel tienen unos hábitos de cuidado bucal que los enfrenta a factores de riesgo para la salud bucal y, por ende, para su salud general.Palabras clave: caries dental, icdas, índice de placa, prevalencia.Abstract. Introduction: Healthcare is an important part of general health and can be affected by social, cultural, educational, economic and political determinants, in a way that it is differential among population groups. Objective: To determine the oral profile of the children of the Rural Educational Institute El Filo de Damaquiel (ier Damaquiel) from the small town of San Nicolas in the municipality of San Juan de Uraba (Colombia). Materials and Methods: A descriptive study was performed to determine the prevalence of tooth decay according to the two-digit system of icdes and index of soft plaques in 62 students between 4 and 14 years of age, and a survey on oral care practices was performed among heads of family. Education activities were developed on oral care addressed to students and heads of family. Results: The children presented a tooth decay prevalence of 67.74%, the tooth brushing quality is inadequate in 82.2% of students and the intake of sweets is high (59.68% of the children eat sweets every day of the week). Conclusion: The students of the ier Damaquiel have oral health habits that direct them to risk factors for oral hygiene and therefore to their general health.
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