Abstract

RIVERO MONDEJA, Yarisleidy; GRILLO REYES, Giselle  and  HERNANDEZ GUTIERREZ, Daymí. Periodontal status of children aged 5 to 12 years from" Marta Abreu" boarding school in Santa Clara. Medicentro Electrónica [online]. 2021, vol.25, n.2, pp. 291-296.  Epub Apr 01, 2021. ISSN 1029-3043.

Population studies show that gingivitis is common in childhood; this condition is more prevalent in adolescence and tends to stabilize at older ages. A descriptive, cross-sectional and epidemiological study was carried out in a population of 313 school children aged 5 to 12 years, belonging to “Marta Abreu de Estévez” boarding school, in Santa Clara city, from September 2017 to June of 2018, in order to characterize their periodontal status. Mild gingivitis prevailed and an ascending relationship between oral hygiene and severity of periodontal disease was established.

Keywords : oral hygiene; periodontal diseases/epidemiology; gingivitis/epidemiology.

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