Impacto de las condiciones orales sobre la calidad de vida de niños de 12 años de escuelas públicas y privadas de Azogues periodo 2017

Abstract

AIM: To determine the impact of the Oral Conditions on the Quality of Life Related to Oral Health (CVRSB) in schoolchildren of public and private institutions of the Azogues canton 2017. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Cross-sectional, observational study whose design was descriptive; evaluated 155 schoolchildren in the "16 de Abril" and "La Providencia" schools. The Spanish version (Peru) of the validated Child OIDP index was used to estimate the impact of 17 oral conditions on 8 daily performances. RESULTS: The most common self-perceived oral conditions were: Fall of a milk tooth (42%), Position of the teeth (37%); according to the prevalence of impact of oral conditions: Smile (70.5%), Cleanse the mouth (60.9%). 74.9% of the children who participated in the study had some performance that affects their Quality of Life; In reference to the severity of impact, the highest average was: Smile; Regarding the Intensity of the impact, Eating food was the one that presented the greatest impact, according to sex, the Femenine was 1.59 ± 1.723 affected performances and for the Male sex of 1.37 ± 1.220; According to the Educational Institution, La Providencia presented the highest number of affected performances in relation to April 16. CONCLUSIONS: The prevalence of impact of the oral selfperceived conditions was high, which determines that they have some performance that affects their quality of life. According to the educational institution, it was observed that children belonging to the private institution had a greater number of affected conditions in relation to aesthetic problems, which shows dissatisfaction with their oral appearance.