Oral hygiene, periodontal status and treatment needs in 12 years old students, Castro-Chile, 2014.

Abstract

Abstract:The present study aims to determine the level of oral hygiene, periodontal status and treatment needs, indicating if there are differences between men and women, in 12-year-old students from Castro, Los Lagos region, during March and April of 2014. A cross-sectional study was carried out. A total of 242 12-year-old students from municipal and subsidized private schools in Castro were selected through a stratified random sample representative of each school. Students were evaluated by a calibrated examiner to determine the Simplified Oral Hygiene Index (OHI-S) and the Community Periodontal Index of Treatment Needs (CPITN). Data were transferred to a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet and statistically analyzed to calculate the amount and percentage of the variables. Mann-Whitney U-test was used for comparison between genders. From the total, 59.5% of the students have regular hygiene. Also, 86.4% of the assessed adolescents have gingivitis and 13.6% of them have periodontitis. The periodontal treatment need indicates that 58% of the students require oral hygiene instructions and scaling. No statistically significant differences were found for gender. There is a higher prevalence of periodontal diseases associated with regular oral hygiene than the regional and national reference in 12-year-old adolescents in Castro. Then, it is necessary to teach and promote specific public health strategies based on epidemiological data.

Relación Entre El Índice De Higiene Oral Y Autopercepción Periodontal en Escolares

“…Respecto al nivel regular del índice de higiene oral en el estudio se puede observar que predominan las niñas con un 4,2% más que los niños, este estudio se asemeja a un estudio realizado por Wauters y cols. 24 , en el año 2014 en Chile donde analizaron 242 estudiantes de 12 años y obtuvieron mayor prevalencia las niñas con un 5,4% más en comparación con los niños en este nivel.…”