Vol. 10, Issue 3, Part D (2024)
Prevalence of oral diseases and their correlations with systemic diseases in patients attending the family medicine and specialties clinic Q12 of ISSSTE
Lizeth Alejandra Reyes Alvarado, Martha Margarita Aguado Arzola, María de los Ángeles Pietschmann Santamaría, Samantha Flores Santos Coy, Dora María López Trujillo, Sergio Favela Flores and Gerardo Fernández Galindo
The main oral diseases are dental caries and periodontal disease, which can worsen in the presence of systemic diseases such as diabetes mellitus and arterial hypertension.
Objective: To determine the relationship between the prevalence of oral diseases and systemic diseases in patients attending the Q12 Clinic of the ISSSTE.
Methods: A total of 105 patients were studied, 68.2% female and 31.7% male, ranging in age from 18 to 85 years with an average age of 51.5 years. After providing informed consent, a 20-question survey was administered to patients attending dental consultations and those attending follow-up appointments with their family physician.
Results: Ninety-eight percent of the surveyed individuals owned a toothbrush, 61% changed their toothbrush every 3 months, 53% reported brushing their teeth 1-2 times a day, and 71% used the correct brushing technique. Twenty-five percent reported dental mobility. The main cause of tooth loss among respondents was dental caries (50%), followed by periodontal disease (18%). Fifty-eight percent of respondents visited a dentist only when they experienced pain.
Conclusion: Dental loss occurs similarly in both healthy patients and patients with systemic diseases. Among the surveyed individuals, dental loss was attributed to poor oral health habits.
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