Description
Introduction: In recent years periodontal disease has been studied as a possible risk factor in the development of several systemic diseases present in most of the world population. Likewise, these diseases, lifestyle styles / habits, age can contribute to a worsening of periodontal health. In this sense, a detailed clinical record is fundamental for the study of periodontal disease. Objectives: To conduct an epidemiological survey of periodontal disease through an electronic clinical record in a sample of patients attended at the University Clinic of Viseu. Materials and methods: We performed a random, observational, cross-sectional study of patients seen at the University Clinic of Viseu. The variables whose relationship was analyzed with periodontal disease were: gender, age, smoking habits, diabetes mellitus, cardiovascular disease, hypertension, chronic renal disease, dyslipidemia, use of psychotropic drugs and number of associated risk pathologies. Results: The most frequent periodontal diagnosis was plaque-induced gingivitis, followed by mild, moderate and advanced chronic periodontitis. The variables that demonstrated significance with the degree of severity of periodontal disease were the presence of arterial hypertension and dyslipidemia. Patients who showed a significant correlation with the onset of chronic periodontitis were individuals aged over 43 years, patients who reported smoking more than 10 cigarettes per day, Diabetes mellitus, use of psychotropic drugs and associated risk pathologies in the same individual . Conclusion: the use of an electronic medium to record the clinical information of patients visiting a university dental clinic proved to be fundamental for obtaining and analyzing data. Age, daily dose of tobacco, consumption of psychotropic drugs, presence of diabetes mellitus, arterial hypertension and number of pathologies seem to be related to the presence of chronic periodontitis.Period | 7 Nov 2018 |
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Held at | Universidade Católica Portuguesa |
Degree of Recognition | Master |
Keywords
- Periodontitis
- Chronic periodontitis
- Gingival diseases
- Gingivitis
- Electronic clinical record
- Medical-dental informatics