Asociación entre vulnerabilidad social territorial hábitat y maloclusión en escolares de 12 años de las instituciones educativas públicas de la parroquia de Bellavista de la ciudad de Cuenca en el año 2023

Abstract

"Territorial-habitat social vulnerability reflects the conditions in which people live and work, which can present unfavorable circumstances that worsen over time, increasing their risk of health problems. Essentially, vulnerability refers to a population's inability to avoid adverse circumstances that affect their quality of life due to a lack of resources or opportunities. Dental malocclusion is an alteration in the position of the teeth, resulting from various genetic or environmental factors. Objective: To associate territorial-habitat social vulnerability with dental malocclusion. Materials and Methods: A descriptive, observational, cross-sectional study will be conducted, analyzing 458 schoolchildren enrolled in public schools in the Bellavista parish of Cuenca City. To measure socio-territorial-habitat vulnerability, a survey based on David Acurio's doctoral thesis will be used. For the diagnosis of malocclusion, the dimensions included in the clinical record from the epidemiology health book will be used. Vulnerability data will be transformed into a three-level scale: high, medium, and low vulnerability. Malocclusion will be classified as normocclusion, class I malocclusion, class II, and class III. For statistical analysis, the chi-square test will be used with a confidence level of 95% and the odds ratio. Results: The study aims to determine whether there is an association between territorial-habitat social vulnerability and dental malocclusion and to determine whether this association serves as a protective or risk factor."