RELATION BETWEEN NUMBER OF BRUSHES PER DAY AND PERIODONTAL INDEX IN 12 YEARS OLD SCHOOL IN THE PARISH THE VECINO CUENCA-ECUADOR 2016

Abstract

Bacterial plaque is the main source of dental caries, if it is not eliminated it can cause gingivitis and later periodontal disease. Tooth brushing is a preventive technique to decrease the presence of periodontal diseases. Objective: To relate the daily number of brushings with the periodontal index in 12-year-old school children from the Vecino Cuenca-Ecuador 2016 parish. Materials and methods: A study was carried out with a quantitative approach, with a descriptive design of a relational-documentary nature, the study of which comprised 279 files from the neighboring Canton Cuenca parish. The cards with information related to the NCD and IP were included, and the cards with inconsistencies in the information obtained, blanks and incomplete were excluded. For the statistical procedure, it was analyzed using descriptive statistics, using Microsoft Excel, and the variables were correlated using the Kendall Tau B statistical test. For statistical analysis, the SPSS 20 software was used. Results: In the frequency of IPR in the female sex, 41.2% presented healthy support tissue and 1.1% periodontal disease; in the male sex 29.7% presented healthy support tissue and there was no case with periodontal disease. In the female NCD 26.2% brushed less than three times a day and in the male sex 49.10% brushed less than three times a day. Conclusion: There is an inversely proportional correlation, the more you brush your teeth, the periodontal index decreases.