Faculty of Dentistry, University of Cuenca, Ecuador.
Research Article
World Journal of Advanced Research and Reviews, 2023, 17(03), 1019-1024
Article DOI: 10.30574/wjarr.2023.17.3.0465
Received on 12 February 2023; revised on 21 March 2023; accepted on 24 March 2023
Among the most common problems in Dentistry is the accumulation of dental biofilm in the oral cavity and this is generally the precursor of various pathologies such as: cavities, gingivitis, halitosis etc. Which is why it has been dedicated to investigate the amount of biofilm accumulated by children from 5 to 10 years old.
Objective: To establish specific results of the amount of dental biofilm that accumulates in teeth in children aged 5 to 10 years to avoid future oral alterations. Know the total percentage of biofilm on all dental surfaces. Determine the existing lack of hygiene. Identify which of the five ages taken has the greatest amount of biofilm.
Materials and Methods: Inclusion, exclusion, sex, age, home location and the Löe and Silness plaque index were considered.
Results: Prevalence according to sex: Male, Percentage of total biofilm: 1.19. Surface with the highest amount of biofilm: Vestibular, Prevalence according to age: 7.62 years.
Conclusions: The analysis showed us that the amount of supragingival biofilm in children aged 5 to 10 years using the Löe and Silness index presents a high cariogenic risk (1.19%), especially those with an age of 7.62 years.
Dental biofilm; Pathologies; Löe and Silness; Prevalence; Dental surfaces
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Pablo Andrés Astudillo Pacheco, María Isabel Cordero Coronel, Manolo Esteban Bravo Encalada and Iván Andrés Palacios Astudillo. Prevalence of dental Biofilm in children aged 5-10 years old in the 2022 period at the faculty of dentistry of the University of Cuenca - Ecuado. World Journal of Advanced Research and Reviews, 2023, 17(3), 1019-1024. Article DOI: https://doi.org/10.30574/wjarr.2023.17.3.0465