<?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1"?><article xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">
<front>
<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>
</journal-meta>
<article-meta>
<article-id>S1561-31942023000800009</article-id>
<title-group>
<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Análisis de los factores predisponentes a enfermedades bucodentales en una comunidad rural del Cantón Salcedo, Ecuador]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Analysis of predisposing factors to oral diseases in a rural community of Salcedo Canton, Ecuador]]></article-title>
</title-group>
<contrib-group>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Culqui-Molina]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Washington Paul]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Granja-Carrión]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Gerardo Antonio]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Bautista-Soria]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Wendy Danira]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
</contrib-group>
<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>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S1561-31942023000800009&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S1561-31942023000800009&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S1561-31942023000800009&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[RESUMEN  Introducción: la higiene bucal es fundamental para lograr una buena salud oral y así evitar múltiples patologías entre ellas la caries dental, la más frecuente. Enfermedad de origen multifactorial en la que existe la interacción de tres factores principales: el huésped (particularmente el diente y la saliva), la microflora (microorganismos) y el sustrato (dieta).  Objetivo: determinar el nivel de higiene bucal de una población del barrio &#8220;La Palmira&#8221;, de la ciudad de Salcedo, Ecuador.  Métodos: investigación observacional, descriptiva de corte transversal realizada en el período mayo - octubre de 2023. El universo estuvo integrado por 1200 personas, la muestra obtenida a través de muestreo aleatorio simple, según los criterios de inclusión y exclusión quedó conformada por 291 personas.  Resultados:  de la población estudiada, el 34 % indica que se cepilla los dientes dos veces al día para un 70,5 %, el 62,9 % indica que se cepilla tres veces al día o más. En cuanto al uso de medios alternativos, en este caso el enjuague bucal, el 39,9 % indica que ocasionalmente utiliza enjuague bucal comparando con la encuesta validada dio a conocer que es el 15 %, el 22 % indica que una vez al día utiliza enjuague bucal, comparando con la encuesta validada es un 42,2 %.  Conclusiones: la odontología debe seguir enfocada hacia la prevención de patologías orales en sectores vulnerables como las comunidades apartadas o de difícil acceso, donde cobra gran relevancia la supervisión y asistencia profesional.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[ABSTRACT  Introduction: oral hygiene is fundamental to achieve good oral health and thus avoid multiple pathologies, among them dental caries, the most frequent. It is a disease of multifactorial origin in which there is an interaction of three main factors: the host (particularly the tooth and saliva), the microflora (microorganisms) and the substrate (diet).  Objective: to determine the level of oral hygiene in a population of the "La Palmira" neighborhood, in the city of Salcedo, Ecuador.  Methods: observational, descriptive, cross-sectional, descriptive research carried out in the period May - October 2023. The universe was composed of 1200 people, the sample obtained through simple random sampling, according to the inclusion and exclusion criteria, was composed of 291 people.  Results:  of the population studied, 34 % indicated that they brushed their teeth twice a day (70,5 %) and 62,9 % indicated that they brushed three times a day or more. As for the use of alternative means, in this case mouthwash, 39,9 % indicate that they occasionally use mouthwash, compared with the validated survey, this is 15 %, 22 % indicate that they use mouthwash once a day, compared with the validated survey, this is 42,2 %.  Conclusions: Dentistry should continue to focus on the prevention of oral pathologies in vulnerable sectors such as remote or hard-to-reach communities, where supervision and professional assistance are of great relevance.]]></p></abstract>
<kwd-group>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[HIGIENE BUCAL]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[CARIES DENTAL]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[CEPILLADO DENTAL]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[SEDA DENTAL]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[ORAL HYGIENE]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[DENTAL CARIES]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[TOOTHBRUSHING]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[SILK DENTAL]]></kwd>
</kwd-group>
</article-meta>
</front><back>
<ref-list>
<ref id="B1">
<label>1</label><nlm-citation citation-type="book">
<source><![CDATA[Invención del bolígrafo, cepillo de dientes y otros objetos cotidianos - Gente - Cultura -]]></source>
<year>2021</year>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[ELTIEMPO.COM]]></publisher-name>
</nlm-citation>
</ref>
<ref id="B2">
<label>2</label><nlm-citation citation-type="journal">
<person-group person-group-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Nápoles]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[IJ]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Fernández Collazo]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[ME]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Jiménez Beato]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[P.]]></given-names>
</name>
</person-group>
<article-title xml:lang=""><![CDATA[Evolución histórica del cepillo dental.]]></article-title>
<source><![CDATA[Rev. cuba. estomatol]]></source>
<year>2015</year>
<volume>52</volume>
<numero>2</numero>
<issue>2</issue>
<page-range>208-16</page-range></nlm-citation>
</ref>
<ref id="B3">
<label>3</label><nlm-citation citation-type="book">
<source><![CDATA[Cómo cepillarse los dientes correctamente]]></source>
<year>2019</year>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[IMED Dental]]></publisher-name>
</nlm-citation>
</ref>
<ref id="B4">
<label>4</label><nlm-citation citation-type="journal">
<person-group person-group-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Soria-Hernández]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[MA]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Molina-F]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[N]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Rodríguez-P]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[R.]]></given-names>
</name>
</person-group>
<article-title xml:lang=""><![CDATA[Hábitos de higiene bucal y su influencia sobre la frecuencia de caries dental]]></article-title>
<source><![CDATA[Acta Pediátrica de México]]></source>
<year>2008</year>
<volume>29</volume>
<numero>1</numero>
<issue>1</issue>
<page-range>21-24.</page-range></nlm-citation>
</ref>
<ref id="B5">
<label>5</label><nlm-citation citation-type="journal">
<person-group person-group-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Artim]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[D]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Smallidge]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[D]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Boyd]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[L]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[August]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[J]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Vineyard]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[J.]]></given-names>
</name>
</person-group>
<article-title xml:lang=""><![CDATA[Attributes of Effective Clinical Teachers in Dental Hygiene Education]]></article-title>
<source><![CDATA[J Dent Educ]]></source>
<year>2020</year>
<volume>84</volume>
<numero>3</numero>
<issue>3</issue>
<page-range>308-15</page-range></nlm-citation>
</ref>
<ref id="B6">
<label>6</label><nlm-citation citation-type="journal">
<person-group person-group-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[McGregor]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[MR]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Lanning]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[SK]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Lockeman]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[KS]]></given-names>
</name>
</person-group>
<article-title xml:lang=""><![CDATA[Dental and Dental Hygiene Student Perceptions of Interprofessional Education]]></article-title>
<source><![CDATA[J Dent Hyg]]></source>
<year>2018</year>
<volume>92</volume>
<numero>6</numero>
<issue>6</issue>
<page-range>6-15.</page-range></nlm-citation>
</ref>
<ref id="B7">
<label>7</label><nlm-citation citation-type="journal">
<person-group person-group-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Varela-Centelles]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[P]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Bugarín-González]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[R]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Blanco-Horta]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[A]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Varela-Centelles]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[A]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Seoane-Romero]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[JM]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Romero-Mendez]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[A]]></given-names>
</name>
</person-group>
<article-title xml:lang=""><![CDATA[Oral hygiene habits. Results of a population-based study]]></article-title>
<source><![CDATA[An Sist Sanit Navar]]></source>
<year>2020</year>
<volume>43</volume>
<numero>2</numero>
<issue>2</issue>
<page-range>217-23</page-range></nlm-citation>
</ref>
<ref id="B8">
<label>8</label><nlm-citation citation-type="book">
<person-group person-group-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Martínez]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[PP]]></given-names>
</name>
</person-group>
<source><![CDATA[La técnica de cepillado Bass consiste en realizar pequeños movimientos de barrido en sentido horizontal entre la línea de la encía y cada uno de los dientes.]]></source>
<year>2018</year>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Ferrus &amp; Bratos]]></publisher-name>
</nlm-citation>
</ref>
<ref id="B9">
<label>9</label><nlm-citation citation-type="book">
<source><![CDATA[Método de Stillman]]></source>
<year>2017</year>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Bing]]></publisher-name>
</nlm-citation>
</ref>
<ref id="B10">
<label>10</label><nlm-citation citation-type="">
<source><![CDATA[Estética y operatoria dental: TÉCNICAS DE CEPILLADO]]></source>
<year>2010</year>
</nlm-citation>
</ref>
<ref id="B11">
<label>11</label><nlm-citation citation-type="book">
<source><![CDATA[Técnica de Fones]]></source>
<year>2020</year>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Bis Salud]]></publisher-name>
</nlm-citation>
</ref>
<ref id="B12">
<label>12</label><nlm-citation citation-type="book">
<source><![CDATA[Técnica de cepillado hirschfeld]]></source>
<year>2017</year>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Bing]]></publisher-name>
</nlm-citation>
</ref>
</ref-list>
</back>
</article>
