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<journal-meta>
<journal-id>1561-3194</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Revista de Ciencias Médicas de Pinar del Río]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Rev Ciencias Médicas]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>1561-3194</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Editorial Ciencias Médicas]]></publisher-name>
</publisher>
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<article-id>S1561-31942023000800004</article-id>
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<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Conocimientos sobre hábitos de salud oral en estudiantes de la unidad educativa Huachi Grande]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Knowledge about oral health habits in students of the Huachi Grande educational unit]]></article-title>
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<contrib-group>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Paucar-Cepeda]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Elvia María]]></given-names>
</name>
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</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Salinas-Arcos]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[María de los Ángeles]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Sánchez-Sánchez]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Javier Estuardo]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
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<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad Regional Autónoma de Los Andes.  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Ambato ]]></addr-line>
<country>Ecuador</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>00</month>
<year>2023</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>00</month>
<year>2023</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>27</volume>
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<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S1561-31942023000800004&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S1561-31942023000800004&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S1561-31942023000800004&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[RESUMEN  Introducción:  la salud bucal de los niños es un objetivo importante en el contexto de la política de salud pública.  Objetivo:  analizar los conocimientos sobre hábitos de salud oral y los niveles de higiene bucodental en estudiantes de seis y siete años de edad.  Métodos: estudio transversal, observacional y descriptivo. El universo estaba constituido por 30 estudiantes de seis y siete años respectivamente, la unidad educativa Huachi Grande, segundo de básico paralelo A, en el curso académico 2022-2023. La muestra coincidió con el universo, se obtuvo mediante muestreo no probabilístico por conveniencia. Se utilizó estadística descriptiva e inferencial. Los resultados fueron presentados en tablas y gráficos para facilitar el análisis y la discusión.  Resultados: predominaron los niños de siete años (60,4 %), de ellos el 33,7 % corresponden al sexo masculino y el 26,7 % al sexo femenino. El 86 % de los niños utilizan el cepillo dental, sin embargo, contabilizar un 13 % que no es una cifra a despreciar tomando en cuenta incluso la cantidad de la muestra estudiada. El 40 % se cepillaban tres veces al día, el 30 % se cepillaba dos veces al día resultando que el 13,3 % no se cepillaba los dientes en algún momento del día.  Conclusiones:  aplicar este tipo de herramientas permite determinar los hábitos higiénicos de los escolares y poder trabajar posteriormente en las causas desde la promoción de salud e incluso encontrar la influencia de en las condiciones socioeconómicas de cada familia en estos hábitos.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[ABSTRACT  Introduction:  children's oral health is an important objective in the context of public health policy.  Objective:  to analyze knowledge of oral health habits and oral hygiene levels in students aged six and seven years.  Methods:  cross-sectional, observational and descriptive study. The universe consisted of 30 students aged six and seven years, respectively, of the Huachi Grande educational unit, second year of basic parallel A, in the 2022-2023 academic year. The sample coincided with the universe and was obtained by non-probabilistic convenience sampling. Descriptive and inferential statistics were used. The results were presented in tables and graphs to facilitate analysis and discussion.  Results:  children aged seven years predominated (60,4 %), 33,7 % of them were male and 26,7 % were female. 86 % of the children used the toilet. Eighty-six percent of the children used a toothbrush; however, 13 % of the children did not use a toothbrush, which is not a figure to be underestimated considering the number of the sample studied. Forty percent brushed three times a day, 30 % brushed twice a day and 13,3 % did not brush their teeth at some time during the day.  Conclusions:  applying this type of tool allows us to determine the hygienic habits of schoolchildren and to be able to subsequently work on the causes from the point of view of health promotion and even find the influence of the socioeconomic conditions of each family on these habits.]]></p></abstract>
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<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[EDUCACIÓN]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[SALUD BUCAL]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[HIGIENE BUCAL]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[CEPILLADO DENTAL]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[EDUCATION]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[ORAL HEALTH]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[ORAL HYGIENE]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[TOOTHBRUSHING]]></kwd>
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