Perfil epidemiológico de salud oral en grupos de pacientes prioritarios y vulnerables de la parroquia Changaimina del cantón Gonzanamá

Abstract

Abstract: Promoting primary prevention and comprehensive oral health care for people in need of special health care is a fundamental part of dentistry. These groups constitute a risk group, since they require specialized dental care from a very early age. However, oral health prevention measures directed towards these groups have not been as high a priority as they should be, so physicians and dentists should be interested in the importance of ensuring that everyone, including those who require specific health care, have the highest level of care, Therefore, the present work with the objective of gathering information through an epidemiological profile establishes the precepts on the management of oral health in priority and vulnerable groups. The dental clinical histories (odontograms) of all vulnerable and priority patients who were seen at the Changaimina Health Center were reviewed and the results showed that 64,81% of patients in this group do not have a dental diagnosis made during the period July2020-July2021.of patients who do present odontograms, that is, 35.19%, the oral pathologies with the highest prevalence in the group of priority patients are dentin caries and acute gingivitis with 30.53% and 25.89%, respectively. Acute gingivitis with 34.48% and candidiasic stomatitis with 20.68%, are the oral pathologies with the highest prevalence in the group of vulnerable patients.