Resumen
The purpose of the study was to determine the relationship between oral disease and coca leaf chewing in Peruvian residents. A basic methodology, quantitative approach, non-experimental cross-sectional and co-rrelational design was proposed, made up of a sampling frame of 70 residents who received dental care in a health establishment in the department of Ancash. An odontogram and a previously validated questionnaire were used to measure the variables under study. It was obtained that 49 residents chew coca leaf with a higher prevalence in the age group of 46 to 52 years, with a predominance of the male sex. Regarding oral diseases such as gingivitis, periodontitis and dental caries, the prevalence was recorded in the range of 40 to 60%. In the inferential analysis, a significant relationship was found between coca leaf chewing with gingivitis (p=0.008) and dental caries (p=0.024). It is concluded that the chewing of coca leaf generates a greater predisposition to gingivitis, as well as decreases dental caries, having to control its excessive consumption to avoid clinical manifestations in the short, medium and long term.
Título traducido de la contribución | Oral disease and coca leaf chewing in Peruvian residents |
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Idioma original | Español |
Páginas (desde-hasta) | 78-83 |
Número de páginas | 6 |
Publicación | Avances en Odontoestomatologia |
Volumen | 40 |
N.º | 2 |
Estado | Publicada - 1 abr. 2024 |
Palabras clave
- chewing
- Coca
- dental caries
- gingivitis
- periodontitis