Prevalencia y factores de riesgo de la enfermedad periodontal, en pacientes de la clínica UCSG, períodos A y B 2019.

Abstract

INTRODUCTION: Little have been published on periodontal disease epidemiology in Ecuador. OBJECTIVES: The present study aimed to determine, the burden of periodontal disease, in a group of men and women, attended as outpatient, at Periodontology Unit, from Universidad Católica de Santiago de Guayaquil, Dentistry Clinic, during periods A-B 2019. MATERIALS AND METHODS: After obtaining approval (Head of Career Department, Dentistry Clinic and Periodontology Unit), pertinent data were collected and tabulated (age, sex, type of periodontal disease, stage/grade of periodontitis, clinical attachment loss (CAL), probing depth (PD), plaque index (PI), comorbidities). The period prevalence of periodontal disease and the frequency of its stages were calculated. Frequency according to recoverable characteristics was compared by X2 test. The obtained means for CAL, PD and PI, were compared by T test. RESULTS: From a total of 124 patients, 30 corresponded gingivitis and 94 to periodontitis. Stages IIGA, IIIGB, IIGB and IIIGA gathered 74% from periodontitis cases. The frequency of periodontitis was significant, in the ≥30 years, group of age. The CAL resulted significant, when stages EIIGA and EIIIGB were compared. CONCLUSIONS: Periodontal disease was more frequent in male patients and in those having 30 years or more. The prevalence calculated during the study period, was higher than reported in other Latin American countries.