Frecuencia de cavidades II y IV según la clasificación de G.V. Black en pacientes de la clínica UCSG semestre A-2022.

Abstract

Introduction: Dental caries is an irreversible, infectious and multifactorial disease, being prevalent since childhood. The World Health Organization (WHO) classifies dental caries as one of the oral diseases that affect more than 90% of the population, which is directly associated with socioeconomic status, where the cause is related to habits of hygiene and feeding of the patient. Objective: To determine the frequency of cavities II and IV according to the classification of G.V. Black in patients from the UCSG clinic semester A-2022. Materials and methods: The sample is made up of adult patients treated at the UCSG clinic in the Restauradora II chairs. Results: 123 patients (69 female and 54 male) were evaluated, where 64 class II was determined, with 52.03% and 59 class IV with 47.97% between both genders. Conclusion: According to this study, the frequency of class II and IV cavities was 65%, which is considered moderate, the frequency of caries according to the ICDAS code, the one that most affects code 0 with 35.52% and 4 with 19.51 %.