Objective. To describe the characteristics of study plans of Peruvian Dentistry faculties regarding the implementation of courses related to scientific research. Methods. A descriptive study that gathered the curricula of the 42 dentistry faculties in Peru until 2019. In each study plan, the following data were collected: type of university, number of years of duration of the profession, number of subjects related to research, semester of the beginning of the research courses and number of courses related to the university thesis. Comparisons of averages and standard errors were made according to type of university (state / private). Results. The average of courses related to the research was 4.5 ± 1.7; being the median of 4 with a minimum value of 1 and a maximum value of 9. Public universities presented a greater number of subjects related to research (5.1 ± 0.6) unlike private unive...

Objective. To describe the characteristics of study plans of Peruvian Dentistry faculties regarding the implementation of courses related to scientific research. Methods. A descriptive study that gathered the curricula of the 42 dentistry faculties in Peru until 2019. In each study plan, the following data were collected: type of university, number of years of duration of the profession, number of subjects related to research, semester of the beginning of the research courses and number of courses related to the university thesis. Comparisons of averages and standard errors were made according to type of university (state / private). Results. The average of courses related to the research was 4.5 ± 1.7; being the median of 4 with a minimum value of 1 and a maximum value of 9. Public universities presented a greater number of subjects related to research (5.1 ± 0.6) unlike private unive...

Background: Tobacco use is considered one of the leading risk factors for death worldwide. Scientific evidence shows that smoking is associated with serious and chronic diseases, such as inflammatory diseases, head, neck and lung cancers, as well as oral diseases, including periodontal disease. This study aimed to evaluate the association between tobacco, nicotine derivatives, cannabis consumption and periodontal disease. Materials and Methods: A narrative review was performed based on studies collected in the Medline, Scopus and SciELO databases, considering those studies involving the adult population. Results: screening and synthesis of the available information was performed by two reviewers working independently. Five hundred and nineteen articles were reviewed, while 39 were finally selected; including cross-sectional studies, randomized clinical trials, mendelian randomization stu...

Dentro de las manifestaciones bucales más prevalentes en la población está la enfermedad periodontal. Siendo el Síndrome Metabólico, el que más ha influenciado con la aparición de esta patología. Por ello, el objetivo del estudio fue describir la percepción acerca del manejo del paciente periodontal con Síndrome Metabólico en el contexto de la pandemia COVID- 19 por parte de los periodoncistas y médicos endocrinólogos del Hospital Edgardo Rebagliati Martins, del Centro Médico Naval “Cirujano Mayor Santiago Távara” y de consultorios de práctica privada de Lima Metropolitana, 2021. El estudio fue cualitativo exploratorio; en el que participaron 30 personas, constituyendo periodoncistas y endocrinólogos, a quienes se le realizó entrevistas a profundidad. Estas fueron audio grabadas y luego se realizó la transcripción y análisis posterior de contenidos en el software...