Prevalencia de enfermedades odontológicas en pacientes adultos atendidos en el área clínica de la Facultad de Odontología de la Universidad de Cuenca. Enero 2023 - Junio 2023

Abstract

Introduction: Dental diseases have become the main problems of public health. The prevalence of these diseases has changed throughout the world due to changing lifestyles. Objective: To determine the prevalence of dental diseases in adult patients treated in the Clinical Area of the Faculty of Dentistry of the University of Cuenca. January 2023 – June 2023. Methodology: An observational, descriptive and cross-sectional investigation was carried out. The population consisted of 545 patients from 20 to 65 years of age treated in the General Diagnosis Area of the Faculty of Dentistry of the University of Cuenca and the sample was 227 of these patients. The technique used was the review of medical records to obtain the data. Office Excel 16 software was used for descriptive statistical analysis through frequencies and percentages. Results: 60.35% of the population was made up of women. The most frequent diseases were dental caries with 91.19% and periodontal disease with 82.82%. The female population presents higher prevalence figures with 55.51% in dental caries and 50.66% in periodontal disease, compared to 35.68% and 32.16% in men. The age groups with the highest prevalence of dental disease were 20 to 35 years and 36 to 50 years. Conclusions: The most prevalent dental diseases were dental caries and periodontal disease, which mainly affect women. The figures found are lower than those of other reports.