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- ÍtemAcceso AbiertoImpacto de caries dental sobre los desempeños diarios en pre-escolares de la parroquia Checa - Cuenca 2018(Universidad Católica de Cuenca., 2018) Torres Siguencia, Jorge Anibal; Montesinos Rivera, Mayra Vanessa; 0301893145; ., .OBJECTIVE: The objective of this research was to determine the impact of dental caries on the performances of preschool children from 3 to 5 years of the Czech Parish -Cuenca 2018. MATERIALS AND METHODS: This is a field study, descriptive, observational, quantitative, cross-sectional, with a sample of 100 children and parents who met the inclusion criteria. A clinical evaluation was performed on the children and the ECOHIS index was applied to the parents, divided into 2 sections; the first on the impact of dental caries on children and the second on the impact on the family. The results are statistically focused by Chi square (x2). RESULTS: The results indicate that there was an impact on the performances of the preschool children, according to the domains: oral symptoms, the item dental pain obtained the value of 72%, in the most prevalent functional case it was the difficulty for 72%, in the psychological the most prevalent was the problem with 69%, within self-image was avoided with 71%, in the domain family impact section the most prevalent was the concern for dental problems with 91% and in family functioning work time occupied by parents for dental problems was 81%. Conclusion: the presence of dental caries affects the performance of preschoolers both male and female and that preschoolers with greater presence of dental caries have a greater impact on their daily activities.