Resumen

DAVILA, Lorena et al. El consumo de basuco* como agente causal de alteraciones en la encía. Rev Cubana Estomatol [online]. 2001, vol.38, n.2, pp. 137-144. ISSN 1561-297X.

The abuse of drugs, and among them of BASUCO, is one of the great public health problems our communioty has to face. 40 Wistar strain rats were used in this study: 20 with an experimental character and 20 as controls. Distilled water was utilized during 16 weeks. It was demonstrated that there is a direct relationship between the use of BASUCO and the clinical and histological alterations of the gingiva, of which the gingival abscess is the most frequent pathology (63.2 % of the cases). Taking into account the increasing consumption of drugs in our society and the results obtained, it is important that the odontologist considers the use of drugs as a causal agent of gingival alterations.

Palabras clave : COCAINE-RELATED DISORDERS [complications]; GINGIVAL DISEASES [complications].

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