Abstract

SUAREZ-ZUNIGA, E et al. Epidemiological context of apical periodontitis in attendees to Odontosánitas Bogotá, 2011-2016. Av Odontoestomatol [online]. 2022, vol.38, n.2, pp.76-84.  Epub Dec 05, 2022. ISSN 2340-3152.  https://dx.doi.org/10.4321/s0213-12852022000200006.

Periapical periodontitis (PP), as a prevalent disease, connects oral health to the individual health condition. It was intended to characterize the presence of PP in a population of an Odontosánitas clinic center-Bogotá under a comprehensive epidemiological context. A Cross-sectional study that included the retrospective documentary registry of 3981 patients attending the endodontic service. The periapical condition, absence or presence of PP, was recorded clinically and radiographically asexplanatory variable. As sociodemographic and individual variables: sex, age, local area, type of insurance, and tooth. Medical condition included the presence or absence of systemic diseases, association with the type of medicine, and smoking. Calculation of 345 patients was estimated, with a prevalence rate of 43,6%. Uni / bivariate analysis recorded the prevalence. A multivariate multiple correspondence analysis (MCA) spatially identified the association and frequency of the factors analyzed.A total of 378 attendees were included, with a prevalence of PP of 51,6% [95% CI (46,5%, 56.6%)] and a mean age of 48,98 years. From the PP, it was observed higher prevalence in women (51,8%), molars (40%), and maxilla (63,3%). The MCA identified that the PP was equally distributed among the variables, without establishing an association between the PP and the systemic condition.

Keywords : comorbidity; cross-sectional studies; epidemiology; medical history taking; periapical periodontitis; prevalence.

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