Objective: To estimate the prevalence of acute apical abscess and identify associated factors in patients of a health center from Acapulco, Mexico. Material and methods: Epidemiological study that collected clinical records of patients during the period of october 2021. Sociodemographic and housing information was collected, as well as personal pathological and non-pathological history and a record of the diagnosis of the periapical lesion based on its clinical characteristics issued by the operator on duty. Through multivariate analysis, a factor associated with acute apical abscess was identified with the odds ratio and its 95% confidence interval as estimators of the strength of association with CIETmap statistical software. Results: The 37% (32/87) of patients were diagnosed with the infection. In terms of gender, females were the most affected with a proportion of 56% (18/32). The m...

Objective: To identify the factors associated with severe caries of the first permanent molar among adolescents from Acapulco, Guerrero, Mexico. Material and methods: Cross-sectional study in a sample of 173 adolescents from first to third grade of a public middle school. A self-administered questionnaire was used to obtain sociodemographic data, socioeconomic level, oral health, toxic and dietary habits. Severe caries was identified based on the combined codes 5-6 of the International Caries Classification and Management System. A multivariate analysis was performed with CIETmap statistical software, which identified factors associated with severe caries with the prevalence ratio and its 95% confidence interval as an estimate of the strength of association. Results: A total of 692 permanent first molars were examined. The 54% of the adolescents (94/173) presented severe caries in at lea...

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Introduction: Burnout syndrome is professional burnout resulting from chronic work stress with a three-dimensional complex characterized by emotional exhaustion, depersonalization and personal fulfillment derived from work due to direct contact with patients. Objective: To estimate the frequency of severe burnout syndrome among dentists of Health Centers from Acapulco, Mexico. Material and methods: Cross-sectional design in a convenience sample of 80 dentists with the application of a self-administered questionnaire of 44 items during March to May 2022. The instrument contained the Maslach-Burnout Inventory of 22 items with Likert-type categorical responses, which established a global score with the sum of the three dimensions. A binary logistic regression analysis was applied based on the cut-off point established with SPSS V.24.0 statistical software. Results: The 50% of the dentists p...

Introducción: Los torus son excrecencias óseas, no neoplásicas, de crecimiento lento, progresivo y generalmente asintomáticos. La etiología es multifactorial, relacionada a factores genéticos, ambientales, alimenticios y trauma oclusal. El objetivo de la investigación fue determinar la prevalencia de torus bucal en pacientes de un centro de salud primario de la ciudad de Acapulco, región sur del estado de Guerrero en México. Métodos: Estudio transversal en una muestra de 95 pacientes de 20 a 68 años de edad, durante el periodo de febrero de 2019 a febrero de 2020. El expediente clínico recolectó información sociodemográfica y fueron descritas la situación anatómica y forma del torus. Las frecuencias simples se obtuvieron con el software estadístico de R. Resultados: La prevalencia de torus fue del 57% (54/95). El 61% (33/54) se presentó en mujeres y el resto en hombres...

Introducción: La pulpotomía es uno de los procedimientos para preservar la pulpa cameral afectada en dentición decidua, la cual se estima que tiene una tasa de éxito del 92%. Objetivo: Estimar la frecuencia de pulpotomía e identificar factores asociados en niños de una unidad integral odontopediátrica de Chilpancingo, México. Material y métodos: Estudio transversal que recopiló información de 65 expedientes clínicos de niños atendidos durante agosto del 2020 a marzo del 2021. Fue recolectada información sociodemográfica, de vivienda y salud oral como datos de interés. Se tomó en cuenta el antecedente de pulpotomía sobre el órgano dentario tratado. Fue estimada la razón de momios con su intervalo de confianza del 95% como estimador de la fuerza de asociación con el software estadístico de CIETmap. Resultados: La frecuencia del tratamiento de pulpotomía fue del 37% (...

Introduction: Gingivitis is a condition that has been associated with an exaggerated inflammatory response of the gums to oral biofilm, attributed to the secretion of hormones during pregnancy. Objectives: To estimate the prevalence of gingivitis and identify associated risk factors among pregnant women in a medical clinic from Acapulco, Guerrero. Material and methods: Cross-sectional study in a convenience sample of 92 pregnant women, during the period from January to March 2020. A self-administered questionnaire collected sociodemographic data, economic income, oral hygiene habits and personal pathological history. The periodontium was evaluated based on the new classification of gingival health and gingivitis induced by oral biofilm on six representative teeth. Multivariate analysis identified factors associated with gingivitis using the odds ratio and its 95% confidence interval as a...

Stress is a common aspect of daily life, but its negative impact emerges when it disrupts normal daily functioning. It triggers physiological changes within the body's systems, influencing behavior and emotions. Objective: This study aims to assess the frequency of perceived stress among dental students attending a private institute in Acapulco, Guerrero, Mexico. Material and methods: A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted in November 2020. The survey targeted seventy-one Dentistry students ranging from the first to seventh semester. The survey collected sociodemographic information and utilized the ten-item Perceived Stress Scale, developed by Cohen, which employs a Likert-type scale with five categorical values. The scores were analyzed using the R statistical program. Simple frequencies of variables were obtained, and Student's t-test was employed to compare students' stres...

Authors’ reply to the letter to the editor “Impact of perceived stress in Odontology students: a university challenge”

Objective: To determine the occurrence of third molar agenesis and associated factors in patients at an outpatient dental clinic in Morelos, Mexico. Materials and methods: Cross-sectional design based on a series of 295 digital panoramic radiographs, selected through consecutive sampling and evaluated using CS Imaging® software (Carestream Dental, Atlanta, GA, USA). Binary logistic regression analysis was performed using the SPSS v. 24 statistical package (IBM Corp., Armonk, NY, USA) to calculate odds ratios and 95% confidence intervals between agenesis and explanatory factors. Results: Agenesis was more prevalent in the maxillary third molars, with 59.3% (n = 175) in tooth 18 and 53.9% (n = 159) in tooth 28. In contrast, mandibular third molar agenesis was less frequent, with 46.8% (n = 138) in tooth 38 and 45.8% (n = 135) in tooth 48. The absence of two molars showed the highest occur...