Prevalence of halitosis and associated factors in children aged 5 to 12 years in a school in Quito, Ecuador
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https://doi.org/10.59334/ROV.v2i35.408Keywords:
Halitosis, Oral hygiene, Tongue coating, Dental CariesAbstract
Introduction: Halitosis is considered a very common abnormal condition in oral health, which is defined as an unpleasant odor emitted by the oral cavity, nose, respiratory tract or digestive system.
Objective: To determine the prevalence of halitosis and its relationship with associated factors such as oral hygiene, caries, tongue plaque, type of breathing, age and sex in children aged 5 to 12 years who attend the Giordano Bruno School in the Province of Pichincha - Ecuador.
Materials and methods: Observational, descriptive, cross-sectional study carried out in a population of 178 students aged 5 to 12 years. The sample consisted of 122 children selected through probabilistic sampling. Informed consent was requested to participate in the study. The prevalence of halitosis was assessed with the volatile sulfur compound detector monitor and associated factors were measured by means of the IHOS, the Winkel coated tongue index, the mouth mirror test and the ceo-d and CPO-D index. The data were analyzed using the Chi-square test with a significance value of 0.05 and a Binary Logistic Regression analysis.
Results: In the Pearson Chi-square test there is a relationship between halitosis and tongue coating, oral hygiene, age and sex that is statistically significant (< 0.05), there was no relationship between halitosis and the type of breathing and the presence of caries. When performing the binary logistic regression it was found that children with tongue coating have 177 times greater risk of presenting halitosis while children with regular oral hygiene have 205 times greater risk of presenting halitosis.
Conclusion: The prevalence of halitosis was 50% and was related to oral hygiene, tongue coating, age and sex.
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