Open AccessCaracterization about morbidity, treatment and offer in oral health at city services of health in Cali, Colombia
Author(s) -
Herney A. Rengifo
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
revista estomatologia/revista estomatologâia/revista estomatología y salud
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2248-7220
pISSN - 0121-3873
DOI - 10.25100/re.v16i2.5677
Subject(s) - observational study , oral health , health services , medicine , population , family medicine , dentistry , gerontology , environmental health , pathology
Summary: Objective: To characterize a service of oral health under the attended demand, thestate of bucal health, necessity of attention and the offer of Cali`s health services. Materials andMethods: An observational, descriptive study was performed to assessed an evaluation of quality ofdental services, the actions of a period of time (12 months) the services of Oral health in a net ofhealth. 669 patients were included. Additionally the offer of services of the institution wascharacterized. Results: The medium of age was of 22 years (± 14). 91.9% (336) of the populationpresented at least one diagnose of bucal illness, the average of tooth decay was of 5.7 (± 3.7),tooth lost was of 2.5 (± 5), tooth fixed of 2.1 teeth (± 3.4). The average in days to begintreatment was of 18 days (± 32). The average of days of total time of work was around 45.3 days, theaverage of the appointments was of 2.9 (±2.1). Conclusions: I found that 91.9% (336) of populationshowed injuries. When characterizing the population that doesn’t return to the service it was foundthat they were the sickest and those that more necessities in all the areas of attention presented.Key words: Necessities in oral health. It demands in health. Oral illnesses.