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CASTILLO-PILCO, Génesis Damaris; MERA-VILLARREAL, Daniela Jamileth; ARMIJOS-MORETA, Jaime Fernando  y  GAVILANEZ-VILLAMARIN, Silvia Marisol. Preventive techniques for an adequate oral care in children of the Julio Moreno School Espinosa, Ecuador. Rev Ciencias Médicas [online]. 2023, vol.27, suppl.1  Epub 01-Jul-2023. ISSN 1561-3194.

ABSTRACT Introduction: good oral health is important from the important from the first years of a child's life. This consists in having a correct hygiene, periodical controls, adequate nutrition, not consuming sweets in excess, this will help to avoid oral problems in adolescence and adulthood. Objective: to evaluate the level of knowledge of parents with children from three to five years old about oral hygiene and preventive techniques. Methods: an observational, descriptive cross-sectional, descriptive, observational and cross-sectional study of parents with children from 3 to 5 years of age children from three to five years of age on oral hygiene and preventive techniques, from September to November 2022. The universe was constituted by 50 parents, the sample was constituted by 39, obtained by simple random sampling and the inclusion and exclusion criteria. The data were obtained from a survey elaborated for this purpose. The data were tabulated using Microsoft Excel in percentages. Results: It was found that 62 % of the parents know which toothpastes are suitable for their children, 21 % do not know which toothpastes are suitable for their children, 21 % do not know what toothpastes are suitable for their children, and 18 % do not know much about and 18 % do not know much about it. Ninety-five percent of the parents recognize that it is important to visit the dentist periodically and 5 % do not think it is necessary at such an early age. necessary at such an early age. It was found that 74 % of the parents supervise their children's brushing parents supervise the brushing of their children three times a day, 3 % do not do it and 23 % do it sometimes. Conclusions: educating children towards good oral health is paramount to prevent caries and other diseases. With proper guidance, they will progressively adopt habits and behaviors health-oriented habits and behaviors as part of their daily routine.

Palabras clave : ORAL HEALTH; PREVENTION; CARIES; TECHNIQUES..

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