Frecuencia de alteración arterial en pacientes hipertensos, normotensos en tratamiento de exodoncia, clínica UCSG semestre A 2017.

Abstract

Introduction: Blood pressure is the measure of force of blood against the walls of the arteries. Arterial Hypertension (HTA) is a chronic disease characterized by the continuous increase of the blood pressure inside the arteries. Dentists as health professionals play an important role in detecting hypertension and controlling this disease. Objective: To identify the alterations of arterial pressure that hypertensive and normotensive patients suffer due to the extraction of a tooth, in the Surgery Clinic of the UCSG-semester A 2017.Materials and Methods: The present work is a case control study, observational and transversal; a total of 199 hypertensive and normotensive patients were taken into account and who came for a tooth extraction treatment. The variables were: age, gender, hypertension, blood pressure, surgical times, and coadjuvant systemic disease. Results: Of the sample of 199 patients, 38 (19%) indicated having high blood pressure. There weren't significant changes in blood pressure during the surgeries in both groups of the study, 13% of hypertensive patients indicated type 2 diabetes as a disease. In hypertensive patients, the prevalence of females and males was notable (61% vs 39%). Discussion: the results of this study were analyzed according to the revised literature. Dental treatment protocols for hypertensive patients should not be modified if their hypertension is controlled.