Educational intervention on the habit of smoking and gingivitis in adolescents. Dental clinic, Manzanillo. September - November 2017

Authors

  • Yoana Martínez Pérez Granma Medical University, Manzanillo Faculty
  • Lianne Quesada Tasis Granma Medical University, Manzanillo Faculty
  • Luis Armando Martínez Barreiro Granma Medical University
  • Olga Roselló Salcedo Granma Medical University
  • Herminia Labrada Estrada Granma Medical University

Keywords:

gingival disease, nicotine addiction, health education

Abstract

Introduction: The periodontal disease, the second problem of buccal health is universal. It begins at early ages, it is restricted to the gingiva (gingivitis), its progression is slow and extensive it spreads to the rest tissues (periodontitis). The seriousness depends on the intensity, length and frequency of the local irritation, among them the smoking habit and the resistance of the mouth tissues.

Objective: To implement an educational program to teenagers in order to achieve behavior changes and break the smoking habit and diminish the gingival condition.

Methodological Design: It was carried out an educative intervention study with the purpose of evaluate the results of an educative program addressed to transform the level of knowledge in promotion and education to the buccal health treating the nicotine addiction and the gingival disease in teenagers between 15 and 19 years. By means of group techniques where opinions, pictures presentation, illustrations and images are discussed with the goal of achieving behavior changes.

Results: A predominance of the male sex among teenagers with smoking habits with the curiosity as a cause for starting this pernicious habit. Having a significant relation between the smoking habit and gingival disease.

Conclusions: At the moment of the intervention ending there was a reduction in the number of teenagers with smoking habit in a 98,9% and not presence of gingival disease.

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2018-05-25

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Martínez Pérez Y, Quesada Tasis L, Martínez Barreiro LA, Roselló Salcedo O, Labrada Estrada H. Educational intervention on the habit of smoking and gingivitis in adolescents. Dental clinic, Manzanillo. September - November 2017. Revdosdic [Internet]. 2018 May 25 [cited 2025 Jul. 1];1(1 (2018):18-25. Available from: https://revdosdic.sld.cu/index.php/revdosdic/article/view/4

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