Niveles plasmáticos de leucocitos y plaquetas en la enfermedad periodontal inflamatoria crónica

Introduction: Recently, it has been found that a periodontal disease can jeopardize systematically an individual causing an increase in the levels of some blood cells like leukocytes, which can produce diverse disease, primarily cardiovascular alterations.Objective: To determine the relationship between a periodontal disease with the plasmatic levels of leukocytes and platelets.Material and Methods: An analytical cross-sectional study of cases and controls was performed in the Faculty of Stomatology of the University Of Medical Sciences Of Villa Clara in the period of January to March 2018. 90 patients were studied, out of these 30 were found to have periodontal diseases (cases) control group and 60 with healthy periodontal (controls). The studied variables were: sex, age, plasmatic levels of leukocytes and platelets blood elements, periodontal diseases, and oral hygiene.Results: 68.9 % of the patients were male and the age group most represented was that of 51 to 60 years of age (45.6%). The average plasmatic levels of leukocytes, neutrophils and platelets in the cases and control group, was found under the normal values in both groups, but with greater values in the periodontal ill patient group and even greater in patients with periodontitis. The cases 100 % had inadequate mouth hygiene.Conclusions: Male sex was found predominant and with relation to age those that were between the ages of 51 and 60 years of age. A relationship has been found between inadequate mouth hygiene and chronic periodontal inflammation. Periodontal infections have the capacity to alter the plasmatic levels of leukocytes and plateletsIntroducción: La enfermedad periodontal puede perjudicar sistémicamente al individuo causando el aumento en los niveles de algunas células sanguíneas como los leucocitos, lo cual puede producir diversas enfermedades, principalmente alteraciones cardiovasculares. Objetivo: Determinar la relación entre los niveles plasmáticos de leucocitos y plaquetas y su relación con la enfermedad periodontal inflamatoria crónica.Material y Métodos: Se realizó un observacional analítico de casos y controles en la Facultad de Estomatología de la Universidad de Ciencias Médicas de Villa Clara en el periodo comprendido de enero a marzo de 2018. Se seleccionaron a través de un muestreo no probabilístico intencional, 90 individuos, de ellos 30 enfermos del periodonto (casos) y 60 con periodonto sano (controles). Constituyeron variables de estudio: el sexo, la edad, los niveles plasmáticos de leucocitos y plaquetas, los elementos sanguíneos, la enfermedad periodontal y la higiene bucal.Resultados: El 68,9 % de los pacientes fueron masculinos y el grupo de edad más representado fue el de 51 a 60 años (45,6 %). Los niveles plasmáticos de leucocitos, neutrófilos y plaquetas se encontraron dentro de los valores normales, pero se halló relación significativa entre los leucocitos (p=0,000) y neutrófilos (p=0,000) y gingivitis y periodontitis; no ocurriendo así con las plaquetas. El 100 % de los casos presentó una higiene bucal inadecuada.Conclusiones: Predominó el sexo masculino y con relación a la edad los que tenían entre 51 y 60 años. La higiene bucal inadecuada se relacionó con la enfermad periodontal inflamatoria crónica. La infección periodontal tiene capacidad para alterar los niveles plasmáticos de leucocitos y plaquetas.

Canine eruption disorders in secondary health care patients in the municipality of Santa Clara

Background: canines are important from the point of view of aesthetics, occlusion and mandibular movements, however, they have a high percentage of eruption disorders described in the literature, especially in mixed dentition. Objective: to characterize patients with canine eruption disorders in secondary health care in the municipality of Santa Clara, province of Villa Clara, from January 2021 to November 2022. Methods: a descriptive, observational, retrospective, cross-sectional research was carried out in a universe of 44 patients aged between 10 and 34 years, admitted to the orthodontic consultation in Santa Clara, in the period defined above. The variables studied included sex, age, skin color, location, causes, types of eruption disorder and treatment chosen. Results: canine eruption disorders were observed in females (70.1 %) and in patients aged 10-17 years (81.8 %), 88.6 % were white. Regarding the location of the canine, the most affected was vestibular (76.4 % of the total). The main cause was found to be negative bone-tooth discrepancy (63,6 %). The most frequent type of treatment applied was orthodontic-surgical treatment, in 38 subjects who had retained canines. Conclusions: variables of patients with canine eruption disorders were characterized in secondary health care in the municipality of Santa Clara