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GONZALEZ MARTINEZ, Farith; CARMONA ARANGO, Luis  e  DIAZ CABALLERO, Antonio. Perception of fluoride ingestion by dental brushing in Colombian children. Rev Cubana Estomatol [online]. 2010, vol.47, n.3, pp. 266-275. ISSN 1561-297X.

Objective: To describe the parents perception on the fluoride ingestion with the use of dental brushing in the children residents in the city of Cartagena de Indias. Methods: Study universe included al parents residents in the city above mentioned whose children were aged 1-5. Sample included 420 subjects. A structural questionnaire was used headed by the participants allowing measurement of clichés related to the use of toothpastes ans brushes. Also, the gender and the socioeconomic status were took into account. Data were analyzed by frequency tests with 95 % CI. For statistical significance we used the X2. Results: The 88 % of parents polled refers on the use of toothpaste brushing. Mean age of brushing is of 2.3 years (SD= 1.6). The 46 % use toothbrush twice a day, the more used toothpaste is that of adult persons. Most of polled confirms that children has ingested the toothpaste during brushing. Regarding the bivariant analysis there were differences between he brushing with toothpaste and the age (p= 0.0001) and with stratus (p= 0.04). Also, the type of toothpaste with age (p= 0.0001) and the quantity of toothpaste used according to age (p= 0.0001) and the stratum (p= 0.01). Conclusions: On note not much favourable associated with toothpaste brushing, which may account for ingestion of significant amounts of fluoride harmful for health.

Palavras-chave : Dental fluorosis; toothpaste; brushing; lacants.

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