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Nivel de conocimiento de pediatras y médicos familiares sobre la caries de la infancia temprana
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
|---|---|
| Author | Bermeo, Valdivieso Fernanda, M. Couceiro |
| Copyright Year | 2019 |
| Abstract | The Caries of Early Childhood (ECC) it is defined as the presence of one or more decayed teeth (with cavitated or non-cavitated lesions), lost (due to caries), or with restored surfaces on any primary tooth in children between the ages of 6 years or less. Objective: To assess the level of knowledge of pediatricians and family physicians about early childhood caries. Materials and Methods: 75 health professionals participated in the study in the City of Loja, 43 pediatricians and 32 family doctors, to whom a questionnaire of 18 questions was applied to assess the level of knowledge of ECC; the data were analyzed statistically by applying the Student's T test with a degree of significance of 95% (p 0.05). Conclusions: Pediatric doctors have an adequate level of knowledge superior to the family doctors; however, both specialties have basic levels for the detection of this disease. Keywords: infant, health personnel, prevention, baby bottle. |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | https://dspace.unl.edu.ec/jspui/bitstream/123456789/21968/1/TESIS%20Mar%C3%ADa%20Fernanda%20Valdivieso%20Bermeo.pdf |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
