Resumen

QUINONES YBARRIA, María Elena et al. Relation of the oral health state to some socioeconomic factors in children aged 2-5. Rev Cubana Estomatol [online]. 2008, vol.45, n.3-4. ISSN 0034-7507.

OBJECTIVES: to determine the association of some risk factors with the oral health state in the early childhood, to identify the connection of the oral health of these children with oral hygiene, the type of diet, parents' educational level and parents' job. METHODS: a 2-stage study was carried out in Bauta municipality, Havana province from June 2005 to June 2006. The first stage was descriptive and cross-sectional, and the second was analytical according to the case-control methodology (200 children of each type). The following variables were used: oral health state, educational level, parents' occupation, oral hygiene and type of diet. RESULTS: the behavior of oral hygiene was inadequate in 39.5 % of the cases and in 5.5 % of the controls. The cariogenic diet prevailed in the case group (65.0 %), whereas the acceptable diet increased in the control group (44.0 %). As regards the influence of educational level on the oral health state, the result did not show statistical significance. CONCLUSIONS: the adequate oral hygiene and the non-cariogenic diet rose the possibility of having an appropriate oral health state. The educational level and the occupation of the parents had no correlation with the oral health of their children.

Palabras clave : oral health state; parents' educational level; parents' occupation; oral hygiene; cariogenic diet.