Valoración salival asociada a prevalencia de caries en mujeres en climaterio. Clínica UCSG Ciclo B 2018.

Abstract

Introduction: The climacteric gives rise to physiological changes due to the decrease in estrogen production and causes clinical manifestations that are very important due to the increase in life expectancy in women. Purpose: the objective of the study was to identify the prevalence of carious lesions with respect to the impact of saliva in climacteric women in the UCSG dental clinic, during cycle B 2018, through a clinical evaluation. Materials and methods: this study corresponded to a qualitative cross-sectional clinical research with a descriptive, analytical and correlational design. The sample consisted of 40 female patients of an age between 40 and 60 evaluated under a descriptive statistics test. Results: after the clinical evaluation, 50.49% lost pieces were obtained, 32.02% of decayed pieces and 17.49% of sealed pieces. Regarding the saliva analysis, 47.37% of low salivary flow, 52.63% of acid salivary pH, a low buffer capacity with 42.11% and a high plaque index with 52.63% were found. Discussion: the hormonal changes in the climacteric of the examined patients determined alterations in the saliva, that in conjunction with risk factors favor the appearance of dental caries, results similar to the studies carried out by Freitas et al. where I attributed that the decrease in salivary flow is common in menopause. Conclusion: the percentage of decrease in salivary flow, acid pH, low buffer capacity of the saliva and dental plaque index was high, which translates into risk factors for carious proliferation and subsequently to tooth loss.