Índice de higiene oral simplificado en adolescentes de la Unidad Educativa los Cañaris, Azogues - 2018

Abstract

AIM: The objective of this research was to determine the simplified oral hygiene index in adolescents from 12 to 17 years old in "Los Cañaris" high school, Azogues, 2018. MATERIAL AND METHODS: I made an study descriptive, observational and transversal in teenagers from 12 to 17 years old, through the application of the simplified oral hygiene index, it consisted of two parts; an interrogatory and a clinical examination, where I used plaque developers, the study population was 300 students from Luis Cordero, in Azogues city, the study variables were age, gender, educational level, knowledge of technique brushing, use of dental floss and dental brushing frequency. RESULTS: About the IHOS, I found that teenagers of female and male gender had a regular oral hygiene level (71.4%), being slightly higher in the group of 12 to 14 years old (57.8%) and surpassing the teenagers of basic instruction (56.3%) to baccalaureates (43.8%). CONCLUSION: The simplified oral hygiene index in adolescents from 12 to 17 years old in “Los Cañaris" high school was regular, being slightly higher in groups of 12 to 14 years old of basic education, I do not found relationship between IHOS with knowledge of brushing technique, frequency of brushing and the use of dental floss, because the regular level prevails indistinctly in all cases.