El estudio tiene por objetivo determinar la relación entre la ansiedad y los trastornos temporomandibulares en individuos jóvenes estudiantes de estomatología. Se examinaron 80 estudiantes entre 18 y 30 años. Se les aplicó el test de IDARE y el índice de Helkimo, para medir los niveles de ansiedad y su asociación con los TTM, teniendo en consideración el género y la edad. La asociación entre la ansiedad, el género y la edad no fue significativa. La prevalencia de los TTM fue de 95 %; la severidad, de grado leve (58,8 %), moderado (31,3 %), severo (5 %). Los niveles de ansiedad en relación a los TTM fueron significativos: ansiedad-estado, ansiedad-rasgo y ansiedad rasgo-estado, con los grados de TTM leve, moderado y severo, en los rangos de p=0,031, p=0,20, p=0,020 (p<0,05). Además, individuos con niveles severos de ansiedad evidenciaron 100 % de TTM; 95% de sujetos c...

Objective: To determine the prevalence of oral diseases in children 6, 12 and 15 years old in Islay, Arequipa. Materials and methods: Observational, descriptive and cross-sectional study. The sample consisted of 360 students of 6, 12 and 15 years of age of both sexes who met the inclusion criteria. The level of confidence was determined at 95% and the margin of error at 5%. To evaluate oral pathologies, the OHI-S, OHI-M, mPI/PI, DMFT, DMFS, the WHO and the Dean index were used. The students were examined visually and clinically. Results: Regarding IHO-S: good hygiene was observed in 72.5% in deciduous and 63.3% in permanent teeth; regular hygiene was found in 27.5% in deciduous and 35.0% in permanent teeth with poor hygiene in 1.7% in permanent teeth and significant differences in age. The CPOD showed 6.71 carious, 0.14 lost, 1.44 blocked and an average of 8.29 with significant differenc...

Objective. To determine the relationship between the presence of peritraumatic distress associated with the COVID-19 pandemic and demographic characteristics in dentists from Lima and Callao - Peru in 2021. Materials and methods. Cross-sectional study of 236 participants who responded to a virtual survey between June and November 2021. The social characteristics of the dentists were recorded and a translated, adapted and validated version of the COVID-19 Peritraumatic Distress Index (CPDI) questionnaire was used. For bivariate analysis, the chi-square test was used. Results. The mean peritraumatic distress score was 25.46 (±12.401). Almost 59.7 % of the participants were free of distress, while 38.1% experienced mild to moderate symptoms and 2.1 % had severe distress. Women experienced a significantly higher level of psychological distress than men (p < 0.003) and a statistically sig...