Lesions in dental tissues and oral health disorders in the occupational medical examination of workers in the construction sector in Lima, Peru

• Autores: Manrique-Chávez, Jorge E., Manrique-Chávez, Carolina B., Chávez-Reátegui, Beatriz del C., Manrique-Guzmán, Jorge A.
• Formato: artículo
• Fecha de Publicación: 2023
• Institución: Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia
• Repositorio: Revistas - Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia
• Lenguaje: español
• OAI Identifier: oai:revistas.upch.edu.pe:article/5110
• Enlace del recurso: https://revistas.upch.edu.pe/index.php/REH/article/view/5110
• Nivel de acceso: acceso abierto
• Materia: odontología del trabajo; medicina del trabajo; exposición profesional; salud laboral; caries dental; , traumatismos de los dientes; occupational dentistry; occupational medicine; occupational exposure; occupational health; dental caries; dental trauma.; odontologia do trabalho; medicina do trabalho; exposição profissional; saúde no trabalho; cárie dentária; traumatismo dentário

Objective: To describe the lesions in dental tissues and oral health disorders found during the occupational medical examination of workers in the construction sector in Lima, Peru. Material and methods: A cross-sectional epidemiological study was carried out on 150 workers in the construction sector, selected by simple random sampling. A stomatological evaluation was carried out by direct observation, and a dental-occupational evaluation instrument was used with indexes for dental caries, caries severity and dental trauma, and indicators of clinical consequences of untreated caries (pulp pathology) and non-carious lesions. Results: The caries experience of operators without higher education (CPOD = 14.99) and with higher education (CPOD = 13.06) was higher than that of supervisors (CPOD = 8.23) and administrative workers (CPOD = 5.08). The operators without higher education (SiC = 18.04) and with higher education (SiC = 17.17) presented worse caries significance indicators compared to supervisors (SiC = 13.67) and administrative workers (SiC = 8.25). In addition, operators without higher education had a higher burden of clinical consequences of untreated caries (PUFA = 2.35; severity = 9.2%) compared to operators with higher education (PUFA = 1.91; severity = 8.4%), supervisors (PUFA = 0.53; severity = 2.1%) and administrators (PUFA = 0.46; severity = 1.8%), as well as a higher frequency of non-carious lesions (47.3%) and dental trauma (21.3%). Conclusions: Dental health, its clinical consequences, and the structure of the dental tissues of the operative workers of a construction company are more affected compared to the other labor groups of the same company.