Prevalencia de calcificaciones pulpares y sus factores etiológicos en pacientes de la Clínica UCSG 2016 - 2017.

Abstract

Introduction: Pulp Stones are discrete or diffuse structures present in any part of the pulp tissue. Regarding etiology, there are several factors that can be related to them, although there are no reports that support the exact cause. Aim: To determine the prevalence of pulp calcifications and their etiological factors in patients in the UCSG clinic 2016-2017. Materials and Methods: We carried out a descriptive, transversal and analytical study where x radiographs of 400 patients between the ages of 15 and 65 years who attended the clinic of the Catholic University of Santiago de Guayaquil were observed in the period 2016-2017. Results: Of a sample of 400 patients, 105 (26%) had pulp calcifications, 57% of which were female and 43% were male. When analyzing the irritating factors it was determined that the restorations were the highest causal with 40% of the cases, in relation to the cardiovascular diseases showed that there is no significant relationship between them. Conclusions: The prevalence of pulp calcifications was 26%, with adult women being the highest percentage (34%), the most found irritant factor were restorations and in terms of cardiovascular diseases, not having a minimum of 50% was determined That there was no correlation between pulp calcifications and these diseases.