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MEDISAN

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Abstract

LA O SALAS, Niurka Odalmis et al. Rehabilitation of patients with dental prosthesis during the second phase of recovery poscovid-19. MEDISAN [online]. 2020, vol.24, n.6, pp.1065-1076.  Epub Nov 16, 2020. ISSN 1029-3019.

Introduction:

The rehabilitation of patients with dental prosthesis is a first order necessity and, during the second phase of recovery poscovid-19, the provision of this service constitutes a great challenge.

Objective:

To characterize patients with rehabilitation of dental prosthesis according to variables of interest.

Methods:

An observational, descriptive and cross-sectional study of 991 patients with prosthetic rehabilitation who were assisted in the Prosthesis Department of Mártires del Moncada Teaching Provincial Stomatologic Clinic in Santiago de Cuba was carried out, from June to July, 2020, period corresponding to the second phase of recovery poscovid-19. The following variables were analyzed: age, sex, types of treatment and emergencies.

Results:

There was a prevalence of females (57.8 %), the 60 years and over age group (52.1 %), the follow up (58.6 %) as clinical procedure, followed by the emergencies (41.4 %).

Conclusions:

During the second phase of recovery poscovid-19 the rehabilitation of patients with dental prosthesis continued, for which the established biosafety measures were fulfilled. Also, care to follow up was guaranteed and the repairs constituted the emergency in this specialty.

Keywords : dental prosthesis; prosthetic rehabilitation; poscovid-19 phase.

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