2016, Number 2
Emergencies in the dental prostheses service
Language: Spanish
References: 16
Page: 18-27
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ABSTRACT
Introduction: prosthetics emergencies are frequent in patients with prostheses Objective: to characterize emergencies in the dental prostheses service in San José de las Lajas.Method: an observational, descriptive, transversal study was performed at “Fabricio Ojeda” dental clinic in San José de las Lajas, from January to December, 2013. The universe was formed by 1978 patients with prosthetics emergencies. The studied variables were: age, sex, type of emergency, type and time of use of the prostheses, and time of gathering of patients. The information was collected by questionnaires, and oral examination of the prostheses. The information was collected in a form, the results were presented in tables and statistically processed by percentage and the χ2 docimo.
Results: the 55.66% of the patients with prosthetics emergencies belonged to the female sex and were 60 years old and older for a 44.08%. Emergencies by fallings, injury or damage of the dentures with a 74.22% prevailed. The 64.31% of the emergencies were presented in the morning. They were associated to partial acrylic prostheses in a 49.179% and of 6 years and more of use in a 60.06%.
Conclusions: prosthetics emergencies prevailed in the female sex and in the 60 and more age group. Emergencies by fallings, injury or damage of the dentures prevailed in the morning. They were presented with highest frequency in partial acrylic prostheses and with 5 and more years of use.
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