Educational Intervention to reduce the gingival diseases in children of 8 and 9 years old belonging to a school of the municipality Manzanillo, Cuba

Background: This paper depicts the results obtained from a community intervention activity carried out at “Mariana Grajales Coello” elementary School, in Manzanillo municipality within the period of January 2011 up to September 2012. The sample taken were students between 8 and 9 years old. By mean...

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Main Authors: Tahiris Paneque-Escalona, Yoannis Piquera-Palomino, Mauren Infante-Tamayo, Yubisneyvis Merino-Noguera
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Language:Spanish
Published: Universidad del Valle 2015-07-01
Series:Revista Estomatologâia
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Online Access:https://entornogeografico.univalle.edu.co/index.php/revista_estomatologia/article/view/2965
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author Tahiris Paneque-Escalona
Yoannis Piquera-Palomino
Mauren Infante-Tamayo
Yubisneyvis Merino-Noguera
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Yoannis Piquera-Palomino
Mauren Infante-Tamayo
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description Background: This paper depicts the results obtained from a community intervention activity carried out at “Mariana Grajales Coello” elementary School, in Manzanillo municipality within the period of January 2011 up to September 2012. The sample taken were students between 8 and 9 years old. By means affective – participative psychological techniques, which were used to orient in terms of prevention and health culture promotion, about the correct buccal hygiene, the elimination of dentobacterian plaques, as well as its incidence in gingival diseases, through out contact with parents and children to achieve modification in lifestyles and habits in he topic. It was confirmed the accuracy of games as formation and prevention techniques, and the assessment of bucal hygiene levels. The sample was of 85 students, previous consent of their parents. The data was collected in forms design to that effect, and the results are shown in a double – entrance graphics taking the percentage as point of analysis. The results underwent a deep analysis and it was possible to reduce the incidence of gingival diseases, and the number of healed patients was prolonged, also the level of knowledge increased in the third phase. The bucal hygiene habits avoid the presence of gingival diseases.
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spelling doaj.art-b75255ca51c1416499fb7d7efdaf38732024-02-10T01:47:52ZspaUniversidad del ValleRevista Estomatologâia0121-38732248-72202015-07-0123110.25100/re.v23i1.2965Educational Intervention to reduce the gingival diseases in children of 8 and 9 years old belonging to a school of the municipality Manzanillo, CubaTahiris Paneque-EscalonaYoannis Piquera-PalominoMauren Infante-TamayoYubisneyvis Merino-Noguera Background: This paper depicts the results obtained from a community intervention activity carried out at “Mariana Grajales Coello” elementary School, in Manzanillo municipality within the period of January 2011 up to September 2012. The sample taken were students between 8 and 9 years old. By means affective – participative psychological techniques, which were used to orient in terms of prevention and health culture promotion, about the correct buccal hygiene, the elimination of dentobacterian plaques, as well as its incidence in gingival diseases, through out contact with parents and children to achieve modification in lifestyles and habits in he topic. It was confirmed the accuracy of games as formation and prevention techniques, and the assessment of bucal hygiene levels. The sample was of 85 students, previous consent of their parents. The data was collected in forms design to that effect, and the results are shown in a double – entrance graphics taking the percentage as point of analysis. The results underwent a deep analysis and it was possible to reduce the incidence of gingival diseases, and the number of healed patients was prolonged, also the level of knowledge increased in the third phase. The bucal hygiene habits avoid the presence of gingival diseases. https://entornogeografico.univalle.edu.co/index.php/revista_estomatologia/article/view/2965Gingival diseasebucodental healthbacterian plaquehygiene habits
spellingShingle Tahiris Paneque-Escalona
Yoannis Piquera-Palomino
Mauren Infante-Tamayo
Yubisneyvis Merino-Noguera
Educational Intervention to reduce the gingival diseases in children of 8 and 9 years old belonging to a school of the municipality Manzanillo, Cuba
Revista Estomatologâia
Gingival disease
bucodental health
bacterian plaque
hygiene habits
title Educational Intervention to reduce the gingival diseases in children of 8 and 9 years old belonging to a school of the municipality Manzanillo, Cuba
title_full Educational Intervention to reduce the gingival diseases in children of 8 and 9 years old belonging to a school of the municipality Manzanillo, Cuba
title_fullStr Educational Intervention to reduce the gingival diseases in children of 8 and 9 years old belonging to a school of the municipality Manzanillo, Cuba
title_full_unstemmed Educational Intervention to reduce the gingival diseases in children of 8 and 9 years old belonging to a school of the municipality Manzanillo, Cuba
title_short Educational Intervention to reduce the gingival diseases in children of 8 and 9 years old belonging to a school of the municipality Manzanillo, Cuba
title_sort educational intervention to reduce the gingival diseases in children of 8 and 9 years old belonging to a school of the municipality manzanillo cuba
topic Gingival disease
bucodental health
bacterian plaque
hygiene habits
url https://entornogeografico.univalle.edu.co/index.php/revista_estomatologia/article/view/2965
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