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Humanidades Médicas

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LIMA ALVAREZ, Magda; RIVERO VARONA, Teresa  y  PEREZ CEDERRON, Ricardo. Risk factors and psychological phenomena related to the dentistry. Rev Hum Med [online]. 2007, vol.7, n.3. ISSN 1727-8120.

A descriptive study was carried out to 67 fellows older than 15 years assisted by the neighbourhood clinic No. 28 from the Previsora Community Policlinic in the period of April-November in 2006, to determine risk factors and psychological phenomena related to the state of mouth health problems. Prevalence was obtained with 33 patients (49.2%) within the ages 30 to 44 years and the state of fairly favorable and unfavorable dentistry problems represented 37,3%. The risk factor that influenced the most in the state of mouth health problems was the biological one (77.6%). When relating the dentistry diagnostic with the perception of risk of that illness, most of the patients perceived it, but they were not able to go to the orthodontist to receive treatment. 61.2% of the patients were afraid and 50,8% corresponded to the state of fairly favorable and unfavorable mouth health problems. The perception of risk to get sick involved 76.1% of the patients

Palabras clave : BUCAL HEALTH; ODONTOLOGY [trends]; ANXIETY AND PHOBIA TO DENTISTRY TREATMENT; PSYCHOLOGY.

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