Síndrome de down y patologías bucales en niños y niñas que asisten al Instituto MARÍA BUITRÓN DE ZUMÁRRAGA. cantón Portoviejo. provincia de Manabí

Abstract

In the city of Portoviejo, Manabí Province, Ecuador, this research was conducted , whose main objective was to determine the main oral diseases in children with Down syndrome attending Mary Institute Buitrón Zumarraga by clinical diagnosis, to promote through parents and mothers good oral health in children. A participatory situational analysis , whereby the reality that affects the oral health of children with Down syndrome were examined initially performed , concluding that the main problem lies in the high rate of oral pathology in these children. When analyzing the randomness of the problem indicated , were established as determining factors : mental disability and congenital which in turn produce systemic, motor and intellectual disorders in children with Down syndrome , poor parental knowledge mothers and prevention of oral health, the lack of a primary care dental program aimed at people with Down syndrome. In response to this problem, an action project, whose purpose was to present the main oral diseases in children with Down syndrome, and deposit prevention awareness of oral health in parents and mothers ran. The results were oriented to the design and implementation of a project of community outreach through educational guide called "Oral Prevention, bright smiles." In conclusion, it is stated that the implementation of the educational guide, has helped to raise the knowledge of oral health preventive culture and therefore to reduce the incidence of oral diseases and improve the oral health of children with Down syndrome.