Prevalencia de pacientes con trauma dental que asisten a la clínica de pregrado de la Facultad de Odontología de la UCSG semestre B- 2023.

Abstract

Introduction: dental injuries due to trauma are a public health problem. They also have a sociopsychological impact and can affect your quality of life. Objective: To establish the prevalence of patients with a history of dental trauma and associated factors. Materials and methods: Study with a quantitative approach, clinical type, cross-sectional, descriptive observational design; A universe of 100 patients in children’s and adult clinics was examined, in addition to the review of the literature, and a sample of 14 patients who reported trauma as an inclusion criterion was compiled. Results: Affected patients (71,43%) were female and (28.57%) were male. The age was patients >31 years with 85.71%, 4 to 6 years there was 1 (7.14%) patient, from 7 to 13 0 (0.00%), from 14 to 18 years 1 (7.14%), from 19 to 25 there was also 1 (7.14%) and the majority were >31 years old with a total of 12 (85.71%). The most frequent causes of trauma were trauma 35.71%. Among clinical characteristics, the definitve upper central incisors were the most affected 35.71%. In the diagnosis of dental and pulp tissues, 71,43% presented crown fractured: cracks in the enamel without loss of structure. 92.86% of patients underwent endodontic treatment. Conclusions: The patients most affected by dental trauma were female and older than 31 years, the teeth most affected were the upper central incisors, the associated cause was trauma.