Caracterización de patologías pulpares y periapicales en pacientes atendidos en el servicio de odontología de la E.S.E. Hospital Emiro Quintero Cañizares

Abstract

Introduction: Pulp and periapical pathologies are frequent diagnoses in the daily consultation that can be accompanied by pain with a high prevalence. Objective: To characterize the pulp and periapical pathologies of the patients treated in the dentistry service of the E.S.E. Emiro Quintero Cañizares Hospital, headquarters in Ocaña, during the period July 2020 to March 2021. Method: A cross-sectional analytical observational study was carried out. 191 medical records of the patients seen and operated on in the period from July 2020 to March 2021 were evaluated by performing a univariate and bivariate analysis. Results: 13% of the patients presented systemic compromise, 51% manifested pain and the main cause of attention was dental decay with 94%; The age group that was analyzed ranged from 0 to 99 years of age, where the most common range was 20 -39 years, the majority being 73% female. The most prevalent diagnosis was symptomatic irreversible pulpitis with 35%, followed by reversible pulpitis with 26%; The most predominant group of teeth at the time of presenting pulp and periapical pathologies are the upper molars with 33%. Conclusion: Through this study it is concluded that the most prevalent pathology in the dentistry service of the ES.E Hospital Emiro Quintero Cañizares de Ocaña, in the period from July 2020 to March 2021 is symptomatic irreversible pulpitis with a greater incidence on the female population, a greater presence in ages ranging from 20 to 39 years of age; the most frequent etiological cause was dental decay, showing a greater compromise in the upper molar teeth in relation to the rest of the teeth evaluated.