Factors related with gingivitis in children of two Educational Institutions from Cali
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Summary: Objective: Dental
caries and gingivitis are diseases that measures the Oral Health status in a given population. Oral
Health is also influenced by attitudes, beliefs and educational level of the individuals. The
purpose of this study was to identify the risk factors associated gingivitis in children between 11
and 13 years coming from one public school and other private school in Cali. Materials and methods:
A descriptive cross sectional study was performed using 69 male children with gingivitis (index of
Silness and Löe). A statistical analysis to identify related social and higyene factors associated
with gingivitis was performed. Results: Data were taken from children of both type of educative
institutions. An index 2 of gingivitis was frequent in children from public school (56.7%) while a
gingivitis index 1 was more prevalent in children from the private institution (64.1%). A statistic
relationship was determined for the severity of gingivitis, the access of the children to the health
Oral campaigns and the parents wage rate. Conclusions: In spite of the massive campaigns of
information about the oral health habits, these study determined lack of knowledge in Oral health
issues among children. Variables like exposure to health campaigns, coming form Public School and
wage of parents resulted associated with gingivitis. Key words: Gingivitis. School children. Risk
factors.
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