Behavior of stomatological emergencies of dental origin. Mario Pozo Ochoa Stomatology Clinic. 2022-2023

Yarisbeth Batista Mariño, Helen Gabriela Gutiérrez Cristo, Mariam Díaz Vidal, Yamilet Peña Marrero, Sandra Mulet Labrada and Luis Enrique Ricardo Díaz

SAP Dentistry, 2023

Abstract: Introduction: emergencies of dental origin develop in the tooth itself; Within this group of diseases are dental caries and its complications, as well as dental trauma. Objective: to describe the behavior of stomatological emergencies of dental origin in patients treated in the Teaching Department of the Mario Pozo Ochoa Stomatological Clinic during the period from January 2022 to April 2023. Methods: an observational, descriptive, cross-sectional study was carried out. The universe consisted of all patients who came with a stomatological emergency of dental origin; 109 were selected through non-probabilistic sampling. The variables studied were: age group, sex, reason for consultation, nature of the emergency, type of dental emergency, dental emergency. The sources used were: observation and Individual Clinical History. Results: the female sex predominated for 62,4% and the age group of 48-65 years for 39,5%. 33% of the patients came to the clinic reporting pain. Inflammatory emergencies predominated. Caries emergencies and their complications were present in 84,4% of the sample. Among stomatological emergencies of dental origin, acute dentoalveolar abscess prevailed in 25,7% of patients. Conclusions: the most affected patients were between the fourth and sixth decades of life and belonged to the female sex. They came to the consultation motivated by the pain caused by caries and its complications; Acute dentoalveolar abscess was the most common emergency

Date: 2023
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DOI: 10.62486/dent20236

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