Prevalencia de bruxismo en pacientes que acuden a la Universidad Católica Santiago de Guayaquil Semestre B-2017.

Abstract

Introduction: Bruxism is a movement disorder in the masticatory system, characterized by the tightening and grinding of the teeth during sleep or wakefulness. The importance of the study is that it is considered an etiological factor in the functional and painful alterations of the Cranio-Cervical-Mandibular Unit. Objective: To determine the frequency of bruxism in patients treated at the Santiago de Guayaquil Catholic University within the B-2017 period Materials and methods: The present study is analytical, descriptive and cross-sectional, it was carried out in the clinic of Restauradora II with a universe formed by 203 patients of which a sample of 144 was taken, fulfilling the inclusion criteria such as: have attended the Dental Clinic of the Catholic University of Santiago de Guayaquil within the semester B-2017, present some type of injury produced by bruxism and correspond to the age range between 17-80 years. The sample represents 71% of the universe. An informed consent was registered, then a clinical analysis was carried out with an inspection kit taking into account the following parameters: Type of bruxism, Dental surface that harbors the lesion, Dental pieces affected by the lesion, Morphology form, Degree of affectation of the lesion. Results: the study was observed has prevalence of Occlusal Face wear with 70%, the Type of Wear with Irregular with 61%. and the degree of involvement 1 with 87% Conclusion: We can conclude that the occlusal wear as the most frequent lesion within the sample presented a higher prevalence in women in 49%.