Open AccessPrevalence of dentoalveolar trauma in the people of the urban parish San Sebastián, Cuenca (Ecuador), 2019
Author(s) -
ME Villa-Gualpa,
MN Jiménez-Romero
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
revista de la facultad de odontología
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2545-7594
pISSN - 0325-1071
DOI - 10.25014/revfacodont271.2021.31.1.19
Subject(s) - medicine , avulsion , etiology , dentistry , dental trauma , population , demography , surgery , environmental health , psychiatry , sociology
Objective: To determine the prevalence of dentoalveolartrauma in the urban parish of San Sebastián, Cuenca (Ecuador), in the year 2019. Methods: A descriptive study was carried out retrospectively, 316 people from the San Sebastián parish were included. The lifting of the information was made through a survey. The dependent variable was the prevalence of dentoalveolar trauma. The independent variables wereage, sex, dental arch, teeth affected, etiological agent and avulsion. The Chi square statistic was used with α= 0.05 and used the statistical program SPSS V25. Results: 48.4% were men and 51.6% women, between 1 and 92 years. The prevalence of dentoalveolar trauma was 3.2%, with 10 people dentoalveolar trauma, 7 women and 3 men; 7 people ages 18 and 56years; 5 people with an affected tooth; 3 people with dental avulsion due to trauma. The upper dental arch was the most affected and it was found that the impact with the objects was the main cause. Conclusion: The prevalence of dentoalveolar trauma in the population of San Sebastián was low;there was no significant relationship between sex, age and prevalence. The clash with objects and the upper jaw were the most affected