REHABILITACIÓN INTEGRAL EN UNA SOLA CITA DE UN PACIENTE PRESCOLAR CON CARIES DE INFANCIA TEMPRANA

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Karla Salgado Rodríguez
Constanza Nahir Sanchez Dávila

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Early childhood caries (ECC) affects the 12% to 98% of the population and is associated with a negative impact on the infant"™s quality of life, even more so when it is not treated. ECC treatment aims to prevent further destruction of teeth, promote general health, and stop the disease process permanently. The objective of this article is to report a case of a comprehensive rehabilitation, in a single appointment, in a female preschool patient with ECC, from Santo Domingo de los Tsáchilas province in Ecuador. The rehabilitation consisted of surgical, endodontic, functional and aesthetic restorative treatments, with the need for future placement of space maintainers. The management of the pediatric patient during comprehensive oral rehabilitation in a single appointment can be a challenge for the pediatric dentist. Therefore, oral education will be essential for the oral health promotion and the prevention of ECC, mainly in areas with difficult access to quality dental treatment.


 


Keywords: Early child hood caries, oral rehabilitation, oral education, oral health promotion.

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Constanza Nahir Sanchez Dávila , USFQ

Coordinadora del Posgrado de Odontopediatría de la Universidad San Francisco de Quito

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