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Characterization of chronic apical periodontitis on the basis of demographic and clinical parameters in patients consulting at the Steeger family health center in Cerro Navia, Santiago, Chile.
Objectives: To characterize the distribution of chronic apical periodontitis (CAP) based on clinical and demographic parameters in patients consulting at the emergency department of the Steeger family health center.
Methods: Patients who consulted for dental urgency and clinical diagnosis of chronic apical periodontitis at Steeger health center in Cerro Navia were included. Age, gender, habits, educational level, periodontal diseases, affected tooth and clinical diagnosis of chronic apical periodontitis (symptomatic or asymptomatic) were recorded. The inclusion criterion was the negative response to the pulp vitality test using Endo-Ice® Hygenic®. Patients with inflammatory systemic pathology were excluded from the study. The data were analyzed using the statistical package Stata V12.
Results: A total of 16 patients with chronic apical periodontitis with a mean age of 39.8 years were obtained from 13 men (81.25%) and 3 women (18.75%), 62.5% smokers, 43.75% completed elementary school level, 8 presented gingivitis and 2 chronic periodontitis, with a 18.75% prevalence of extraction of the right upper first molar. Of the total of the evaluated patients, 11 were diagnosed with symptomatic apical periodontitis (SAP) and 5 with asymptomatic apical periodontitis (AAP).
Conclusions: The CAP affected mainly men, with a mean age of 39.8 years, complete elementary school level, smokers, with concomitant periodontal diseases. The most affected tooth was the first right upper molar and the most prevalent diagnosis was SAP.
Methods: Patients who consulted for dental urgency and clinical diagnosis of chronic apical periodontitis at Steeger health center in Cerro Navia were included. Age, gender, habits, educational level, periodontal diseases, affected tooth and clinical diagnosis of chronic apical periodontitis (symptomatic or asymptomatic) were recorded. The inclusion criterion was the negative response to the pulp vitality test using Endo-Ice® Hygenic®. Patients with inflammatory systemic pathology were excluded from the study. The data were analyzed using the statistical package Stata V12.
Results: A total of 16 patients with chronic apical periodontitis with a mean age of 39.8 years were obtained from 13 men (81.25%) and 3 women (18.75%), 62.5% smokers, 43.75% completed elementary school level, 8 presented gingivitis and 2 chronic periodontitis, with a 18.75% prevalence of extraction of the right upper first molar. Of the total of the evaluated patients, 11 were diagnosed with symptomatic apical periodontitis (SAP) and 5 with asymptomatic apical periodontitis (AAP).
Conclusions: The CAP affected mainly men, with a mean age of 39.8 years, complete elementary school level, smokers, with concomitant periodontal diseases. The most affected tooth was the first right upper molar and the most prevalent diagnosis was SAP.