Determina la actividad inhibitoria del extracto etanólico de Theobroma cacao L, sobre el crecimiento y la adherencia in vitro del Streptococcus mutans al esmalte dentario. Evalúa el efecto sobre el crecimiento con el método de difusión en pocillos con los extractos de semilla, de cáscara y controles. Los resultados se expresan con la medida de halos de inhibición. Para el test de adherencia, se expone los cuerpos de esmalte dental, con 2ml de caldo BHI +10% sacarosa +respectivo extracto. En el control positivo no se usa extracto. Se agrega 0.1ml de la suspensión del microorganismo en cada pozo (incubación por 48 horas a 37°C). Luego, los microorganismos adheridos al esmalte son desprendidos, diluidos 1/10, y sembrados en agar Mitis salivaris, para su lectura a las 48h. Los resultados se expresan como UFC/ml. Se observa mayor halo de inhibición y menor conteo de UFC/ml con el us...

Trata de mostrar el manejo del granuloma piogénico oral en un paciente pediátrico de conducta definitivamente negativa. Un paciente masculino de 5 años, con antecedentes de una lesión con dolor leve y sangrado durante la masticación. Al examen clínico intraoral se observó una mala higiene bucal, múltiples remanentes radiculares y una lesión hiperplásica hemorrágica, con base pediculada de 2 x 2.5 cm, en la encía de la pieza 75, con signos de necrosis pulpar. Se realizó la remoción electroquirúrgica de la lesión y la extracción de la pieza 75, bajo anestesia general, debido al comportamiento definitivamente negativo del paciente. El análisis anatomopatológico informó la presencia de un hemangioma capilar lobular (granuloma piogénico). Conclusión: es importante considerar el granuloma piogénico oral entre las lesiones bucales pediátricas y, además, corroborar el di...

Introduction: The analysis of dentistry thesis in Peru, provides valuable information to optimize efforts related to solving oral health problems. Objective: To analyze undergraduate dental theses from Peruvian universities during 2015-2019. Method: Descriptive, associative and quantitative study. 1389 theses from 14 public and private universities were analyzed. The variables: university name and type, number of authors, access to full text, academic-professional areas, type of research and orientation to prevalent diseases in the oral cavity, year and origin region. Results: Of the total number of theses, access to the full text was obtained in 66.5%, an 87.7% had only one author and the 66.7% was descriptive research. The most frequent academic-professional areas of study were: Pediatric and Social Stomatology with 27% and Surgical Medical Stomatology with 20.4%. The orientation to de...

Introduction: The analysis of dentistry thesis in Peru, provides valuable information to optimize efforts related to solving oral health problems. Objective: To analyze undergraduate dental theses from Peruvian universities during 2015-2019. Method: Descriptive, associative and quantitative study. 1389 theses from 14 public and private universities were analyzed. The variables: university name and type, number of authors, access to full text, academic-professional areas, type of research and orientation to prevalent diseases in the oral cavity, year and origin region. Results: Of the total number of theses, access to the full text was obtained in 66.5%, an 87.7% had only one author and the 66.7% was descriptive research. The most frequent academic-professional areas of study were: Pediatric and Social Stomatology with 27% and Surgical Medical Stomatology with 20.4%. The orientation to de...

Objective: To report the use of toothpaste in Peruvian children under 12 years old, during the period of 2016 - 2018. Materials and methods: The study was descriptive, longitudinal and retrospective, using the records of the ENDES database, Peru, during 2016-2018. The sample was multistage, probabilistic and stratified, consisting of 118,716 records of children under 12 years of age. The variables were: use of toothpaste, fluoride concen-tration, department, geographical area and natural region. A descriptive analysis of the absolute and relative frequencies was performed. Results: Of the participants, they brushed their teeth, 88%; they brush their teeth 2 times a day, 40%; they used toothpaste, 98%; they used toothpaste with a fluorine concentration of 1000ppm or more, 44.6% (n = 15 376), 43.2% (n = 14 545) and 44% (n = 16 227), for the years 2016, 2017 and 2018, respectively. In the d...

Objective: To report the use of toothpaste in Peruvian children under 12 years old, during the period of 2016 - 2018. Materials and methods: The study was descriptive, longitudinal and retrospective, using the records of the ENDES database, Peru, during 2016-2018. The sample was multistage, probabilistic and stratified, consisting of 118,716 records of children under 12 years of age. The variables were: use of toothpaste, fluoride concen-tration, department, geographical area and natural region. A descriptive analysis of the absolute and relative frequencies was performed. Results: Of the participants, they brushed their teeth, 88%; they brush their teeth 2 times a day, 40%; they used toothpaste, 98%; they used toothpaste with a fluorine concentration of 1000ppm or more, 44.6% (n = 15 376), 43.2% (n = 14 545) and 44% (n = 16 227), for the years 2016, 2017 and 2018, respectively. In the d...