Prevalencia de factores etiológicos para extracción en dentición mixta de 5 a 9 años en la clínica UCSG.

Abstract

INTRODUCTION: Extraction treatment in a population can provide information on the prevalence of availability dental care and attitudes towards it. OBJECTIVE: To establish the prevalence of etiological factors for extraction of mixed dentition in children from 5 to 9 years old UCSG Clinic. MATERIALS AND METHODS: the study has a qualitative-quantitative approach, a descriptive and cross-sectional method. With a sample of 50 pediatric patients with mixed dentition between 5 and 9 years of age treated at the Dental Clinic of the Santiago de Guayaquil Catholic University. ANALYSIS AND DISCUSSION OF RESULTS: 66.00% of patients were female and 34.00% male. The prevalent educational level of the mothers was 59.38% secondary education and 75.00% of the fathers. Despite the fact that the surveys have apparently been positive on food and hygiene issues, the results of the reasons for which the teeth were extracted were mostly due to caries, that is, 65.69% while 34.31% for other causes. CONCLUSION: The premature loss of teeth is a reason of great concern for dental health personnel and for parents of minors, since this could reduce malocclusion problems, as well as aesthetic and psychological problems. Therefore, dentists must take the necessary measures to prevent cavities, which was the main motivation for extractions in minors treated at UCSG.