Educational program of oral health to archive higher indices of oral hygiene in autistic children

Castellanos Bardales L.A.; La Serna Solari P.B.; Scipión Castro R.D.; Estela Núñez E.Y.; García. Díaz D.H.; Alayza Carrera G.L. · Avances en Odontoestomatologia (2024)

Resumen

Objective: to develop an educational oral health program to achieve higher levels of oral hygiene in autistic children, Ángel Mary Valero Association. Methods: the method obtained was quantitative, in which 103 patients with autism between 7 and 12 years of age were selected. Results: It was found that the oral hygiene index was bad with 63.4%. Conclusions: The current state of oral health in autistic children of the Ángel Mary Valero Association; it was with a higher percentage of caries in permanent molar teeth and mild gingival inflammation; It was established that the elaboration of an educational oral health program helped to achieve higher levels of oral hygiene in autistic children in the Ángel Mary Valero Association.

Instituciones: Universidad Nacional Pedro Ruiz Gallo; Universidad Nacional Federico Villarreal; Universidad Señor de Sipán