Análisis de la Situación de Salud Bucal de un Consultorio Médico de Familia

Introduction: the analysis of the health situation is a useful methodological scientific instrument to identify, prioritize and solve the health problems of the community.Objective: to describe the analysis of the health situation carried at # 18 Family-Doctor Office belonging to the health area of Guillermo Tejas Teaching Polyclinic during the period from September 2017 to January 2018.Method: a descriptive cross-sectional study was carried out. The sample of the research was comprised of 432 patients, distributed in 160 families according to age, group and sex. Clinical and epidemiological variables indicated for this type of analysis were recorded.Results: 55,5 % of patients belonged to the female sex and 31,4 % to the group of 35-59 years. People with chronic diseases prevailed by 36,8 %. The environmental risk factor prevailed in 100 % of the population. Dental caries predominated in 44,4 % of cases. The teeth decayed, lost and clogged. (CPO-D) of pregnant women and mothers with children under one year of age was 3,2 and 3,3 respectively; 20 % of pregnant women presented periodontal disease as well as 25 % mothers having children under 1 year.Conclusions: the analysis of the health situation was conducted; female population and ages from 35 to 59 predominated. The sick population with caries and the environmental risk factors prevailed. The main problems identified were dental caries, masticatory dysfunction and periodontal diseases.Introducción: el análisis de la situación de salud es un instrumento científico metodológico útil, para identificar, priorizar y solucionar problemas de salud comunitarios.Objetivo: describir el análisis de la situación de salud realizado en el Consultorio Médico de Familia #18 perteneciente al área de salud del Policlínico Docente “Guillermo Tejas“ en el periodo de septiembre de 2017 a enero de 2018.Método: se realizó un estudio descriptivo de corte transversal. La muestra de la investigación fue de 432 pacientes, distribuidos en 160 familias según grupo de edad y sexo. Se registraron las variables clínicas y epidemiológicas indicadas para este tipo de análisis.Resultados: el 55,5 % de pacientes perteneció al sexo femenino y el 31,4 % al grupo de 35-59 años. Prevalecieron las personas con enfermedades crónicas en un 36,8 %. El factor de riesgo ambiental prevaleció en el total de la población. Predominó la caries dental en el 44,4 % de los casos. Los dientes cariados, perdidos y obturados (CPO-D) de las embarazadas y madres con niños menores de un año fue de 3,2 y 3,3 respectivamente. El 20 % de las embarazadas presentó enfermedad periodontal así como el 25 % de las madres con niños menores de un año.Conclusiones: se efectuó el análisis de la situación de salud. Predominó la población femenina y el grupo de edad de 35-59 años. Prevaleció la población enferma por caries y el factor de riesgo ambiental. Los principales problemas identificados fueron la caries dental, la disfunción masticatoria y las periodontopatías

Ozone therapy in patients older than 12 years with recurrent aphthous stomatitis

Background: ozone therapy has been successfully used in the treatment of pulpitis, periodontitis, aphtha, ulcers, denture-related stomatitis, infected root canals, as well as in the disinfection of cavities during surgery and postoperative care, just to mention some examples.Objective: to assess the effectiveness of Oleozón in the treatment of recurrent aphthous stomatitis, in patients older than 12 years of age who visited the emergency department of dentistry of the “Guillermo Tejas Silva” Teaching Policlinic, from February to December 2017.Methods: a therapeutic intervention was carried out in a sample of 32 patients with the characteristics declared in the objective, at the place and during the period herein mentioned. The sample was randomly distributed in two groups: the control group with a conventional treatment and the study group that underwent treatment with Oleozón. Both groups received the indications of not taking vitamins E and C during the treatment period. The patients were assessed on the third, fifth and seventh days.Results: there was a higher presence of the female sex (62,5 %). According to the affected anatomic region, in both groups the lesions on the labial mucosa and on the alveolar mucosa prevailed. On the third day of treatment half of the study group had progressed favorably, and only 12,5 % of the control group. At the end, 93,7 % of the study group and 68,7 % of the control group were healed. No adverse reactions related to the treatment were reported.Conclusions: ozone therapy was effective for the treatment of recurrent aphthous stomatitis in the studied sample of patients.</p