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versión On-line ISSN 1560-4381
Resumen
BARBERAN DIAZ, Yoannys; BRUZON DIAZ, Ana Maité; TORRES SILVA, María del Carmen y RODRIGUEZ CORONA, Osmar. Urgency Risk Factors by Dental Caries in Patients of Rafael Freyre. ccm [online]. 2016, vol.20, n.1, pp. 31-41. ISSN 1560-4381.
Introduction: dental caries is the most prevalent infectious multifactorial disease of the oral cavity. Objective: to characterize the patients affected by dental caries and to determine some of the risk factors present in emergency cases. Method: cross-sectional study was conducted in people over 19, who came to the polyclinic to hospital Mario Muñoz municipality Rafael Freyre, from April to September 2012. The study group consisted of 247 patients with Stomatology emergence and the sample was composed of 235 patients. Results: the most affected age group of patients by dental caries was the one from 35-59 years a (51.5%) and females were affected in a 64.7%, the prevailing educational level was high school graduates (43.0%). The most common disease was reversible pulpitis with an 80.0 %. Some of the risk factors include: former history of cavities, inadequate dental hygiene and improper diets. They were more frequent in females with 64.7%, 65.0% and 73.1% respectively. Conclusions: the mayority of the patients suffering from dental caries was between 35-59 years of age, mainly from female sex. The most frequent emergency cases were related to reversible pulpitis. High risk factors were noticed on dental caries.
Palabras clave : risk factors; dental caries; emergency; reversible pulpitis.