Oral health of a school community in Córdoba Capital in 2019 and 2022
Date
2022Author
Gigena, Pablo Cristian
Cornejo, Lila Susana
Giraudo, Camila
Marengo, Alejandro Mario
Cano, Verónica Isabel
Ziem, Julieta Lorena
Cisneros Casanovas, Nora Alicia
Vera Cucchiaro, Verónica S.
Franchisena, Mónica María
Fernández, Andrea Gabriela
Ponce, Rubén Hugo
Bella, Marcela Inés
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Objectives:Analyze the oral health situation of schoolchildren from a vulnerable educational community in the city of Córdoba, in the periods 2019 and 2022.Materials and methods:An analytical cross-sectional study of the oral health condition of children from 6 to 12 years old, both sexes, who attended the María del Tránsito Cabanillas school in the 2019 (N: 76) and 2022 (N: 119) school periods, was carried out. They presented consent signed by parents and assent from the children to participate. The clinical examination by 5 calibrated dentists (Kappa≥ 0.75) was carried out at the school, with simplified technology, natural light and examination instruments. The indices were calculated: DMFT and ceod according to the WHO criteria, SIC and caries experience. The presence of biofilm, gingival alteration, occlusion and its risk conditions, and TMJ status were recorded. Relative frequencies, measures of centralization, and significant differences were estimated (Fisher and Student tests for categorical and quantitative variables, respectively). Protocol approved by the FO-UNC Ethics Committee.Results:In 2022, the following changes were observed compared to 2019 in the oral health indicators of schoolchildren. Increased: ceod: 1.53±1.96(2019)/2.57±2.92(2022) (p<0.003), DMFT, ceod+DMFT: 1.95±2.08(2019)/3, 22±2.96(2022) (p<0.001) and SIC. The percentage of schoolchildren with caries experience increased, with alterations in TMJ (clicking p<0.002), occlusion alteration (p<0.001) and their risk conditions. A percentage decrease of schoolchildren without caries experience was observed 32.89%(2019) 20.17%(2022) (p<0.062), free of caries 42.11%(2019) 31.93%(2022) (p< 0.170), visible biofilm, gingival inflammation and dental lesion (p<0.025).Conclusions:The oral health situation of schoolchildren deteriorated during the pandemic context, at which time there was no continuity in the programs that were usually carried out in the school environment.