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<journal-id>0213-1285</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Avances en Odontoestomatología]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Av Odontoestomatol]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>0213-1285</issn>
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<publisher-name><![CDATA[Ediciones Avances, S.L.]]></publisher-name>
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<article-id>S0213-12852024000200004</article-id>
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<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Experiencia de caries dental en adultos mayores, Paraguay]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Experience of dental caries in elderly adults, Paraguay]]></article-title>
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<surname><![CDATA[Díaz-Reissner]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[CV]]></given-names>
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<surname><![CDATA[Bareiro-Rolón]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[VC]]></given-names>
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<surname><![CDATA[Alvarez-Quinonez]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[FL]]></given-names>
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<surname><![CDATA[Morel-Barrios]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[MI]]></given-names>
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<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad Nacional de Asunción Facultad de Odontología ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ ]]></addr-line>
<country>Paraguay</country>
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<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>06</month>
<year>2024</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>06</month>
<year>2024</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>40</volume>
<numero>2</numero>
<fpage>53</fpage>
<lpage>56</lpage>
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<self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.isciii.es/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S0213-12852024000200004&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.isciii.es/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S0213-12852024000200004&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.isciii.es/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S0213-12852024000200004&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[RESUMEN  Introducción: Los adultos mayores, según la Organización Mundial de la Salud (OMS), están comprendidos en personas que tienen 60 años en adelante. Como motivo frecuente de consulta odontológica presentan dificultad para masticar debido a la desarmonía causada por la pérdida dental, las cuáles traen consecuencias funcionales; impactando en el estado de salud general del paciente, afectando el habla, la masticación y su manera de socializar.  Objetivo: Determinar la experiencia de caries en los adultos mayores que fueron tratados en la Facultad de Odontología de la Universidad Nacional de Asunción, Paraguay.  Materiales y Métodos: Estudio observacional descriptivo de corte transversal retrospectivo, se analizaron expedientes clínicos proporcionados por el Departamento de Admisión y Archivo Histórico, de pacientes atendidos durante el año 2019. Se obtuvo el Índice CPO-D, dentición funcional, procedencia, edad y sexo.  Resultados: Del total de adultos mayores que acudieron a la facultad (n=223), el 39,0% correspondió al sexo masculino y el 61,0% al sexo femenino, con un promedio de edad de 68±7 años, el 49% procedía de Asunción. Se obtuvo un Índice CPO-D de 16,73±8,36. La frecuencia de dentición funcional fue del 50%. El 100,0% de los pacientes tenía al menos una pieza dentaria perdida, de los cuales el 16% eran desdentados totales.  Conclusión: La experiencia de caries dental en adultos mayores de Paraguay es media, la mitad de ellos no contaba con dentición funcional y todos tenían al menos una pieza dentaria perdida.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[ABSTRACT  Introduction: Older adults, according to the World Health Organization (WHO), are included in people who are 60 years of age or older. As a frequent reason for dental consultation, they have difficulty chewing due to the disharmony caused by dental loss, which have functional consequences; impacting the general state of health of the patient, affecting speech, chewing and their way of socializing.  Objective: To determine the caries experience in older adults who were treated at the Faculty of Dentistry of the National University of Asunción, Paraguay.  Materials and methods: Retrospective cross-sectional descriptive observational study, clinical records provided by the Department of Admission and Historical Archive, of patients treated during the year 2019, were analyzed. The DMFT Index, functional dentition, origin, age and sex were obtained.  Results: Of the total number of older adults who attended the college (n=223), 39.0% were male and 61.0% female, with an average age of 68±7 years, 49 % came from Asunción. A DMFT Index of 16.73±8.36 was obtained. The frequency of functional dentition was 50%. 100.0% of the patients had at least one missing tooth, of which 16.0% were totally edentulous.  Conclusion: The experience of dental caries in older adults in Paraguay is average, half of them did not have a functional dentition and all had at least one missing tooth.]]></p></abstract>
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