Prevalencia de enfermedad periodontal en pacientes ya tratados en la Clínica UCSG semestre A-B 2016.

Abstract

Introduction: One of the pathologies most found in dental practice is perio dontal disease, whose origin is mainly bacterial and is associated with bacterial plaque with an inflammatory response, if it is not treated in time, may Cause migration of t he union epithelium and even dental loss. Objective: To evaluate the prevalence of periodontal disease in patients previously treated in the clinic UCSG semester A-B 2016 and to determine the number of patients with prevalence of gingivitis and periodontitis. Materials and methods: The study was performed with a sample of 59 patients wh o were previously treated periodontally in the UCSG clinic was determined whether or not to present periodontal disease by visual inspection of clinical features and It determined a periodontium with and without periodontal disease, considering the bleedin g to catheterization, periodontal pouches, gingival redness and edema as an indicator of periodontal disease. Results: Of the sample conformed by 100% 59 subjects; (59% 35) were men and 41% 24 were women. Of the total of the subjects, (55% 33) patients with previous diagnosis of gingivitis 45% presented gingivitis in the current diagnosis, of the 100% 33 patients with gingivitis 54% obtained periodontal health and the 46% 15) remained with the same diagnosis, 42% 25) of Patients presented periodontitis of which 40% obtained gingivitis with reduced periodontium and of the 25 patients with periodontitis no patient obtained periodontal health. Conclusions: In relation to the results obtained between the previous diagnosis and current of the patient, it was possible to determine that the periodontal disease remains active in 69% however it should be emphasized that when the reassessment of the periodontal state of the 55 was carried out % 33) of patients with previous diagnosis of gingivitis 54% presented periodontal health, concluding that adequate periodontal therapy, education and motivation to the patient with oral hygiene techniques are essential to avoid the prevalence of disease, in order to maintain periodontal health.