Valoración microbiológica de la placa dental y su resistencia bacteriana en los niños que asisten a la Escuela Básica Fiscal “García Moreno” de la parroquia Yaruquíes, cantón Riobamba provincia de Chimborazo.

Abstract

The main purpose of this study is to evaluate the oral microbiota of children attending to Garcia Moreno public school, belonging to Yaruquies, located in Riobamba canton. The bacterial resistance against several drugs was evaluated. This research was conducted by taking into account a sample of 210 children of this school. These samples were taken from the oral cavity, then, the microbiological analysis was performed to determine the predominant microorganism in different infectious processes only Gram-positive bacteria in their oral cavity, 24% had Gram-positive bacteria and fungi, while the population showing both, Gram-positive and negative bacteria reached to 7%. Bacterial resistance was tested by using several drugs, which made possible to conclude that there is a significant marked resistance to the majority of antibiotics. The presence of bacteria and fungi was related to several risk factors of caries and other oral diseases, for which, other studies related to the research were taken into account. It was carried on a training workshop addressed to children, teachers and parents, about good hygiene practices (BPH) and how to apply them. It is recommended that the competent organisms and parents to make the population become more conscious about the importance of maintaining an adequate oral hygiene. It is also necessary that the governments of the developing countries carry out more health promotion and prevention campaigns, in order to reduce this social problem.