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versión On-line ISSN 1560-4381
Resumen
CORDOVA VEGA, Cecilia Mayra et al. Epidemiological behaviour of exodontias in the Stomatology Clinic of Gibara, 2017. ccm [online]. 2020, vol.24, n.1, pp. 211-222. Epub 01-Mar-2020. ISSN 1560-4381.
Introduction:
exodontia is an oral surgery which deals with teeth extraction using appropriate techniques and instruments and the practice of avulsion or extraction of a tooth, or portion of it, from its host bone.
Objective:
to determine the epidemiological behavior of exodontias at the Stomatology Clinic of Gibara in 2017.
Method:
a descriptive case series study conducted at the Stomatology Clinic of Gibara, Holguin province, Cuba, on the epidemiological behavior of the exodontias during year 2017 in terms of: age groups, sex, affected dental group and cause of tooth loss. The universe was made up of 1 755 patients who went to the dental service.
Results:
the most affected group according to age was that of 19 to 59 years old, with 68.88%. As for the sex, the male predominated with 58.68%. The most affected dental group was the upper molars with 42.22%. Tooth decay was the most frequent cause with 71.50% of the cases.
Conclusions:
exodontias predominated in non-elderly male adults, on the upper molars, and tooth decay was the leading cause of tooth loss.
Palabras clave : tooth; exodontia; epidemiology.