Oral Health’s situation of 20 families from Plaza Polyclinic. 2014

Abstract

Introduction: The health situation analyses enable the problem diagnosis and the explanation of its causes in order to provide solutions to them, together with the community. Furthermore they contribute to the training of stomatology students and another professional of health in educational institutions.
 Objective: To identify risk factors associated with major oral diseases in 20 families belonging to the Plaza Teaching Polyclinic.
Materials and Methods: Descriptive observational cross-sectional study was conducted in a clinic associated to the Polyclinic Plaza, where the most prevalent oral disease and possible causes were identified. Primary and secondary sources of information were used, we also apply the Simplified Oral Hygiene index and COP - D index. In order to identify the problems we utilize the quantitative method of indicators and the qualitative of consensus, Community Assembly.
Results: The main oral diseases identified are caries (36.0%), and periodontopathies (25.3%), and the main risks associated to these are, poor oral hygiene (62.8%), inefficient health education (52.6%), tobacco smoking (41.0%) and a cariogenic diet (26.9%). The social significance of this problem was taken into account considering the need of the population.
Conclusions: The major risk factors in the studied population are the oral hygiene and an inefficient health education and tobacco smoking and a cariogenic diet like possible causes of caries and periodontopathies, as main identified diseases.

Keywords: oral diseases, risk factors, oral health, dental caries, cariogenic diet, tobacco smoking, health situation analysis.