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<journal-id>0213-1285</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Avances en Odontoestomatología]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Av Odontoestomatol]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>0213-1285</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Ediciones Avances, S.L.]]></publisher-name>
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<article-meta>
<article-id>S0213-12852022000400002</article-id>
<article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.4321/s0213-12852022000400002</article-id>
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<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Factores asociados al nivel de conocimiento de la población sobre el uso, cuidado e higiene en pacientes portadores de Prótesis Dentales Removibles]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Factors associated with the level of knowledge of the population about the use, care and hygiene in patients with removable dental prostheses]]></article-title>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
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<surname><![CDATA[Valenzuela-Ramos]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[MR]]></given-names>
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<surname><![CDATA[Gonzales-Aedo]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[NO]]></given-names>
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<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Huamán-Espinoza]]></surname>
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<surname><![CDATA[Chacaltana-Limaco]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[RD]]></given-names>
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<surname><![CDATA[Campos-Coronado]]></surname>
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<surname><![CDATA[Canales-Sermeño]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[GU]]></given-names>
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<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad Nacional &#8220;San Luis Gonzaga&#8221; Facultad de Odontología ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Ica ]]></addr-line>
<country>Perú</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af2">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad Nacional &#8220;San Luis Gonzaga&#8221; Facultad de Odontología ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Ica ]]></addr-line>
<country>Perú</country>
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<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>12</month>
<year>2022</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>12</month>
<year>2022</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>38</volume>
<numero>4</numero>
<fpage>137</fpage>
<lpage>142</lpage>
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<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.isciii.es/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S0213-12852022000400002&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.isciii.es/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S0213-12852022000400002&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.isciii.es/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S0213-12852022000400002&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[RESUMEN  Introducción: El edentulismo parcial o total genera alteraciones en la calidad vida de los pacientes, por ende, el plan de rehabilitación se da a través de prótesis dentales que están diseñadas para mejorar la calidad de vida del paciente, devolviendo la función masticatoria y estética facial.  Objetivo: Determinar los factores asociados al nivel de conocimiento de la población sobre el uso, cuidado e higiene en pacientes portadores de prótesis dentales removibles.  Materiales y métodos: Es un estudio tipo básico de diseño no experimental descriptivo, correlacional, transversal. Se empleó una encuesta validada por expertos con una buena confiabilidad de consistencia interna (Cronbach a = 0.857) la cual fue distribuida por Facebook y WhatsApp. La muestra del estudio consistió en 573 portadores de prótesis dentales removibles, siendo 324 mujeres (56,54 %) y 249 hombres (43,45 %).  Resultados: Se muestra un conocimiento bajo en el 52.4% y alto en el 47.6% de la población, además, se observa que los factores asociados al nivel de conocimiento de la población sobre el uso, cuidado e higiene en pacientes portadores de Prótesis Dentales Removibles son la edad (x2= 12.834 y un p-valor= 0.005) y la ubicación de la prótesis (x2= 12.834 y p-valor= 0.005), para el sexo y tipo de prótesis el valor p es mayor a 0.05, por lo cual no resulta significativo.  Conclusión: Existe una falta de conocimiento sobre el cuidado de las PDR en la mayor parte de la población estudiada, esto indica la necesidad de incrementar la educación y el asesoramiento sobre el cuidado de las prótesis para mejorar la calidad de vida en los pacientes portadores por parte de los profesionales de la salud odontológica.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[ABSTRACT  Introduction: Partial or total edentulism generates alterations in the quality of life of patients, therefore, the rehabilitation plan is given through dental prostheses that are designed to improve the quality of life of the patient, returning the masticatory function and facial aesthetics.  Objective: To determine the factors associated with the level of knowledge of the population about the use, care and hygiene in patients with removable dental prostheses.  Materials and methods: It is a basic type study of non-experimental descriptive, correlational, cross-sectional design. A survey validated by experts with good internal consistency reliability (Cronbach &#945; = 0.857) was used, which was distributed by Facebook and WhatsApp. The study sample consisted of 573 removable dental prosthesis wearers, 324 women (56.54%) and 249 men (43.45%).  Results: Low knowledge is shown in 52.4% and high in 47.6% of the population, in addition, it is observed that the factors associated with the level of knowledge of the population about the use, care and hygiene in patients with Removable Dental Prostheses are age (x2= 12.834 and p-value= 0.005) and the location of the prosthesis (x2= 12.834 and p-value= 0.005), for sex and type of prosthesis the p-value is greater than 0.05, therefore which is not significant.  Conclusion: There is a lack of knowledge about the care of PDR in most of the population studied, this indicates the need to increase education and advice on the care of prostheses to improve the quality of life in patients with prosthetics. Part of dental health professionals.]]></p></abstract>
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