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Online ISSN : 2319-7706 Issues : 12 per year Publisher : Excellent Publishers Email : editorijcmas@gmail.com / submit@ijcmas.com Editor-in-chief: Dr.M.Prakash Index Copernicus ICV 2018: 95.39 NAAS RATING 2020: 5.38 |
Determine the index of bacterial plaque in first year students of the degree of dental surgeon at the Centro Universitario Metropolitano Hidalgo. An observational descriptive study was conducted of a transversal nature in 16 students of both genders of between 17 and 24 years of age, the determination of the bacterial plaque was conducted by means of the method of pills revealing, of first entry to the degree of dental surgeon belonging to the University Center Metropolitan Hidalgo. Of the 16 students surveyed and analyzed that represent in the 100% presented bacterial plaque, the average age was 19.18 years, 5 (31.25%) male, 11 (68.75%) women, the prevalence of bacterial plaque was mild in 6.25% of them, moderate in 50% and severe in 43.75%, it was detected that the poor oral hygiene and eating habits, apparently there is a relation of these with the prevalence of bacterial plaque. The prevalence of bacterial plaque in the students was 100%, all students presented bacterial plaque, not with the same index apparently there is a relationship between other factors with the not visit to the dentist, poor dental hygiene, poor brushing technique and the inappropriate use of dental-floss.