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- Title
Prevalencia de las manifestaciones estomatológicas de los pacientes hospitalizados en el Hospital para el Niño Poblano.
- Authors
Ramírez-Sánchez, Iriana; de los Ángeles Salazar-Cruz, María; Hernández-Trejo, Noé; Hernández-Lara González, Froylán Eduardo; del Socorro Ochoa-Cáceres, Filomena
- Abstract
Introduction. The stomatologic manifestations (SM) reflect the overall health of hospitalized pediatric patients, they can occur as a result of treatment or can indicate the presence of a systemic disease. The correct examination of the buccal cavity to supplement the diagnosis, management-treatment of the patient. Objective. To describe the prevalence of ME in hospitalized patients at the Hospital para el Niño Poblano from March 1st, 2015 to March 1st, 2016. Material and methods. Epidemiological-descriptive-retrospective-transversal study. The sample was of 3,083 hospital admissions in the period of time mentioned before and the records of 1,483 patients were analyzed. The analyzed variables are in the tooth structure and soft tissues. Results. Prevalence of SM demonstrations was 1.4 for every 10 patients admitted. They were presented mainly in males (54%), at ages 3-6, 7-12 years. The ME most prevalent: dental decay (60%), lacerated lips (5.8%). The most prevalent groups diseases: oncohematologic-renalcardiovascular. The Correlación was higher in relation to the female gender in the age groups of 3 to 6, 13 to 18 years and decay in primary teeth (P < 0.5). For males the Correlación is higher in the age groups from 3 to 6, 7 to 12 years and decay in mixed dentition (p < 0.5). Conclusion. The major prevalence of dental decay was presented in groups of patients with cardiovascular oncohematologic disease. The World Health Organization has declared the tooth decay as a global epidemic and as the manifestation most prevalent in the pediatric population.
- Publication
Revista Oral, 2018, Vol 19, Issue 59, p1563
- ISSN
1665-143X
- Publication type
Article