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Odontoestomatología
Print version ISSN 0797-0374On-line version ISSN 1688-9339
Abstract
LORENZO-ERRO, Susana Margarita; ALVAREZ, Ramón; FABRUCCINI, Anunzziatta and MASSA, Fernando. Oral health and noncommunicable diseases in patients at a higher education institution. Montevideo, Uruguay. Part 2. Odontoestomatología [online]. 2021, vol.23, n.37, e202. Epub Apr 30, 2021. ISSN 0797-0374. https://doi.org/10.22592/ode2021n37a2.
Noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) share behavioral and metabolic risk factors with oral diseases. Both are also public health issues.
Objective:
To determine the prevalence of caries, gum conditions, and tooth loss in patients treated at UdelaR’s School of Dentistry.
Methods:
A sample of individuals treated at the School of Dentistry answered a questionnaire on sociodemographic characteristics and habits related to behavioral risk factors. Anthropometric measurements, blood pressure, and capillary blood glucose were recorded, and an oral exam was performed.
Results:
Six hundred and two individuals were surveyed. The average DMFT was 16, the prevalence of untreated caries, 72.8%, and the prevalence of periodontitis, 42.9%.
Conclusions:
We recommend implementing a joint preventive-care program run by the School of Dentistry and the health area of UDELAR that integrates the promotion and prevention of oral and noncommunicable diseases.
Keywords : noncommunicable diseases; oral health; epidemiology; interdisciplinary.
