Design of a manual on prosthetic rehabilitation techniques in the anterior sector in pediatric patients

Abstract

Introduction: The dentist graduated from the José Antonio Páez University must be able to respond effectively to all patients, offering the possibility of alleviating any functional or aesthetic situation, with high professional quality standards and using the most modern and suitable techniques; more in the area of pediatric dentistry. Objective: Design a manual on prosthetic rehabilitation techniques in the anterior sector in pediatric patients, aimed at students attending Pediatric Dentistry clinics at the José Antonio Páez University. Materials and methods: A non-experimental research design of the field type was carried out, a feasible project; Taking as a study sample 54 students enrolled in Child and Adolescent Clinic I and II, applying an exploratory questionnaire on the level of knowledge on the subject. Results: According to the questionnaire applied to the sample of students, there is a lack of knowledge of the prosthetic techniques to be used in pediatric patients, since in general more than 46% of the answers were wrong according to the consulted authors. Conclusions: With the result of the applied questionnaire, the need to develop a manual on prosthetic rehabilitation techniques in the anterior sector in pediatric patients is established as real, with which the information received in university classrooms will be complemented.