Henao Rivera, ElizabethElizabethHenao RiveraCarrillo Perea, PaolaPaolaCarrillo PereaSalazar Valencia, WilliamWilliamSalazar ValenciaUrrego Morales, JeffersonJeffersonUrrego MoralesMartínez, Carlos2026-06-232026-06-232010-10-08https://repositorio.unicoc.edu.co/handle/SII-Unicoc/2775with awith a diagnosis of mental retardation in an educational institution of Palmira and Cali, Valle del Cauca in 2009. Materials and methods A study of quasi-experimental study without control group - community trial with children with a diagnosis of mental retardation in two educational institutions in Palmira and Cali in 2009. We considered oral hygiene habits in children, frequency of brushing, Green and Vermillion index and oral health knowledge. Conferences were conducted for parents and after 15 days post intervention survey was conducted and the identification of plaque in the school, which sought to verify the effectiveness of the survey before and after intervention. The data were analyzed with SPSS. There was a univariate and bivariate test was used nonparametric Chi2 and a significance level of 0.05. Results: The increased awareness on the importance of oral hygiene, with the consequence of positive results in the plaque index, generating motivation in them to be informed of important aspects of oral health care of children. The data obtained in the two modified plaque index in 54 children, early research found that in the first intervention 48.1% (26) was acceptable, and 51.9% (28) was poor. In reviewing the second index after the educational intervention for parents and guardians, was observed in results showing a 9.3% (5) adequate, 75.9% (41) acceptable, and 14.8% (8) deficient. Conclusions: This study concluded that the educational intervention to children, parents and guardians, significantly reduced plaque index in children with Down syndrome. diagnosis of mental retardation in an educational institution of Palmira and Cali, Valle del Cauca in 2009. Materials and methods A study of quasi-experimental study without control group - community trial with children with a diagnosis of mental retardation in two educational institutions in Palmira and Cali in 2009. We considered oral hygiene habits in children, frequency of brushing, Green and Vermillion index and oral health knowledge. Conferences were conducted for parents and after 15 days post intervention survey was conducted and the identification of plaque in the school, which sought to verify the effectiveness of the survey before and after intervention. The data were analyzed with SPSS. There was a univariate and bivariate test was used nonparametric Chi2 and a significance level of 0.05. Results: The increased awareness on the importance of oral hygiene, with the consequence of positive results in the plaque index, generating motivation in them to be informed of important aspects of oral health care of children. The data obtained in the two modified plaque index in 54 children, early research found that in the first intervention 48.1% (26) was acceptable, and 51.9% (28) was poor. In reviewing the second index after the educational intervention for parents and guardians, was observed in results showing a 9.3% (5) adequate, 75.9% (41) acceptable, and 14.8% (8) deficient. Conclusions: This study concluded that the educational intervention to children, parents and guardians, significantly reduced plaque index in children with Down syndrome.Evaluar la efectividad de una intervención educativa en niños con diagnóstico de retardo mental en una institución educativa de Palmira y Cali, Valle del Cauca en el año 2009. Materiales y métodos: Se realizó un estudio de tipo cuasiexperimental sin grupo control - ensayo comunitario, con niños con diagnóstico de retardo mental en dos instituciones educativas en Palmira y Cali durante el afio 2009. Se consideraron hábitos de higiene oral en el niño, frecuencia de cepillado, índice de Green y Vermilion y conocimiento en salud oral. Se realizaron conferencias a los padres y pasados 15 días se realizó encuesta post intervención y la identificación de placa en los escolares, con lo cual se buscaba verificar la efectividad de la encuesta antes y después de intervenir. Los datos se analizaron con el programa estadístico SPSS. Se hizo un análisis uní y bivariado; se empleó la prueba no paramétrica Chi2 y un nivel de significancia de 0.05. Resultados: Se evidencio mayor conciencia en la importancia de la higiene oral, teniendo como consecuencia los resultados positives en el índice de placa bacteriana, que generó motivación en ellos al ser informados de los aspectos importantes en el cuidado de la salud oral de los niños. Los datos obtenidos en los dos índices de placa bacteriana modificado en los 54 niños, al inicio de la investigación se encontró que en la primera intervención un 48.1% (26) fue aceptable, y un 51.9% (28) fue deficiente. Al revisar el segundo índice después de la intervención educativa a padres y\o acudientes, se observe cambio en los resultados evidenciando un 9.3% (5) adecuado, 75.9% (41) aceptable y 14.8% (8) deficiente. Conclusiones: Esta investigación permitió concluir que la intervención educativa a niños, padres y acudientes, disminuyó significativamente el índice de placa bacteriana en los niños con síndrome de Down.9 pp.application/pdfesPersona con discapacidad mentalTrisomiaGingivitisMaloclusibnHbbitos alimenticiosMacroglosia.Investigación experimentaltext::thesis::bachelor thesisTOCa-0209-6Mentally disable personsTrisomyGingivitisMalocclusionFood habitsMacroglosy.openAccess