bachelorThesis
Prevalencia de patología pulpar y periapical en pacientes atendidos en la Clínica de la Especialidad en Endodoncia de la Facultad de Odontología en el periodo 2011-2017
Fecha
2019-07-01Autor
Galán Ortega, Blanca Gabriela
Pesántez Pando, Jhannela Catalina
Institución
Resumen
Objective: To determine the prevalence of pulp and periapical diseases on patients treated at
the Clinic of the Endodontics Specialty Program of the Faculty of Dentistry at the University of
Cuenca, between 2011 and 2017.
Materials and Methods: The present descriptive, observational cross-sectional study was
carried out with the analysis of 1525 clinical histories that fulfilled the inclusion and exclusion
criteria. The data obtained were subjected to a statistical analysis of frequency and percentages
using the statistical computer program IBM SPSS Statistics version 21. The qualitative variables
were expressed in number and percentage and results were presented by graphs and tables.
Results: 64 % of the sample belonged to pulpal disease and 36 % belonged to periapical
diseases. Symptomatic irreversible pulpitis (29,41%) was the prevalent pulp disease. The
prevalent periapical disease was chronic apical periodontitis (49,36%). The prevalent age group
in both pathologies was 20-64 years, i.e. pulp diseases (81.76%), and periapical diseases
(80.51%). The female group was the most affected gender in both groups, i.e. pulp (64,45%) and
periapical (64,85%) diseases. The most affected teeth were the molars in both groups, with
52.97% in pulpal and periapical in 44.3%.
Conclusions: Among the diagnosed pulp diseases, symptomatic irreversible pulpitis was the
prevalent, while among periapical disease, chronic apical periodontitis was the prevalent. The
majority of cases were related with molar teeth, and with adult age group, in both pathologies;
females were the most affected gender in both diseases.