Background:

among the different fields that make up the dentistry prosthesis is the maxillofacial prosthesis, somatoprothesis or oral-maxillofacial prosthesis, as it is indiscriminately denominated. This allows the morph-functional rehabilitation of intra and parabuccal structures by artificial means.

Objective:

to assess for the social and educational importance the need to implement the oral maxillofacial prosthesis consultation in the Camagüey province.

Methods:

this narrative review article aims to conduct a critical analysis of the available evidence on the need for oral and maxillofacial prosthesis in Cuba and mainly in the Camagüey province. An electronic literature search was carried out in search engines such as: electronic databases PUBMED, MEDLINE, COCHRANE, SciELO and HINARI with descriptors such as: need for an oral-maxillofacial prosthesis, oral-maxillofacial defects and oral-maxillofacial rehabilitation.

Results:

in studies of the need for oral and maxillofacial prosthesis in the Cuban population, an incidence rate that ranged from 3.1 to 8.1 per 10,000 inhabitants was found. The male sex predominated with an average of 60% and 75% of the population studied, and the age group were those over 60 years old with more than 30%. The origin of these defects varied depending on the type of lesion for patients who had ocular defects, its main cause was of traumatic origin, the main cause of the maxillary defect was: congenital, traumatic and acquired due to oncological disease. Traumas, pathologies of oncological and congenital origin were the main causes of cranial and mandible injuries.

Conclusions:

the need for oral and maxillofacial prostheses was confirmed at national and provincial level, as well as the clinical and epidemiological characteristics of these patients, and the economic and teaching implications. Therefore, it is necessary and logical to understand the great importance that the creation of the oral and maxillofacial prosthesis service offers in Camagüey province.

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