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The case report of a 14 years patient is described who was referred by the general comprehensive stomatologist to the Oral and Maxillofacial Prosthesis Rehabilitation Center in Santiago de Cuba for prosthetic rehabilitation. Abnormal color and brown stains in the whole surface of the enamel of her permanent teeth were observed during the intraoral physical exam (11, 12, 13, 21, 22 and 23), which was diagnosed as an amelogenesis of hypocalcified type. It was decided to carry out individual restorations of provisional cases crowns with acrylic to improve their function and dental aesthetics. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

A descriptive and cross-sectional study that included 2 specialists in prosthesis and 2 graduates in stomatological care, belonging to the Prosthesis Clinical Department of the Stomatological Service in "Julián Grimau García" Teaching Polyclinic was carried out in Santiago de Cuba, as well as of 321 patients with care concluded in this Service, to evaluate the satisfaction of suppliers and users during the 2015 related to the care offered and received, respectively, for which criteria, indicators and standards were established. Either professionals or users were satisfied, both with 5 of the evaluated criteria as appropriate, since overcame the established standard (100 and 90%, in that order). [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

A descriptive and cross-sectional study of 59 special patients with chronic gingivitis, assisted in "Julián Grimau García" Teaching Polyclinic was carried out in Santiago de Cuba, from March, 2016 to January, 2017, aimed at characterizing them according to clinical and epidemiologic variables of interest. Among the main results, there was a prevalence of the male sex (72.9%), 10-14 age group (64.4%), primary school level (40.7%), as well as the inadequate oral hygiene (81.3%) as risk factor; among the latter, most of them presented chronic edematous gingivitis (79.2%) and severe inflammation (76.2%). The inadequate practice of dental brushing, due to the intellectual incapacity of this type of patient, favored the emergence of this disease. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The case report of an 84 years patient is described, to whom a total removal of the nasal organ was carried out about 5 years ago - at "Conrado Benítez" Cancer Hospital in Santiago de Cuba - due to an epidermoid carcinoma of the nasal appendix, reason why he was referred to the Oralmaxillofacial Prosthetics Rehabilitation Center of this province to be rehabilitated. A total absence of the nose was observed in the extraoral physical examination that simulated a leonine facies, with well defined healed borders. The patient's biggest concern was to hide his defect, so a nasal silicone prosthesis was placed to improve his aesthetics and functionality. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

An observational, descriptive and cross-sectional study of 59 workers that were physically working in the Stomatology Service of "Julián Grimau" Teaching Polyclinic in Santiago de Cuba was carried out from July, 2015 to the same month in 2016, aimed at identifying the noise level existing in the working environment of this Service. The departments with higher noise level according to the series were: Prosthesis department (73.2 dB), Orthodontics and Periodontics departments (72.7 dB) and Conservative department (71.2 dB), in that order; as for the back noise, the higher measurements were recorded in the Conservative and Prosthesis departments (68.6 and 68.1 dB, respectively. On the other hand, 62.7 % of all the workers presented hearing deficit for being permanently exposed to this negative physical agent. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

An observational, descriptive and cross-sectional study of 59 workers that were physically working in the Stomatological Service of "Julián Grimau" Teaching Polyclinic in Santiago de Cuba, was carried out from July, 2015 to the same month in 2016, with the purpose of identifying the illumination as negative physical agent in the working environment. In the series there was a prevalence of the female sex (93.2%), the 50 - 54 years age group (23.7%), the comprehensive general dentists (44.0%), as well as the Orthodontics and Periodontics department as that of less illumination. On the other hand, 81.4% of the workers were exposed to this problem and 93.8% presented ocular disorders. It was evidenced that poor illumination found in all the departments of the mentioned center is harmful for the stomatology professionals health. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

A descriptive and cross-sectional study of 490 adolescents aged 12-14 years, who studied at "Orlando Carvajal Lines" Junior High school, and who were assisted in the Estomatology Department of "Julián Grimau García" University Polyclinic in Santiago de Cuba was carried out in the period of March, 2015 to the same month of 2016, in order to identify the necessity of orthodontic treatment in them through the dental aesthetics index. Most of the adolescents with malocclusions corresponded to the age groups 13 and 14 (with 34.0%, respectively) in this case material, without significant differences as for the sex, and the main components of the dental aesthetics index were the dental crowding (25.5%), the spacing in the incisive segments (19.4%) and the diastema (15.9%). It was demonstrated that the larger quantity in students didn't need any orthodontic treatment or they just required a minor treatment, since 51.6% of the series presented normal or light malocclusion. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

An observational analytic case-control study that included 300 children aged 5 to 11, assisted in the Stomatological Clinic belonging to "Julián Grimau" Teaching Polyclinic in Santiago de Cuba, was carried out from January to September, 2015, to determine the main risk factors associated to dental decay, for which 2 groups were constituted: case and control groups. The first one integrated by 100 scholars with dental decay detected in the oral exam and the second formed by 200 children in whom clinical signs of the disease were not evidenced. As main risk factors, poor oral hygiene and dental crowding prevailed. With these results it was shown that the ineffectiveness of health promotion actions, affects the state of oral health in these ages. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The temporomandibular disorders constitute a group of clinical entities that can affect the masticatory muscles and the temporomandibular joints. To such effects a literature review was carried out where some aspects are exposed that include: clinical features, causes that originate it, treatment with oclusal splints, their classification, types, as well as advantages and disadvantages concerning their uses. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The case report of a 45 year-old patient, assisted in "José Luis Tassende" Stomatological Clinic from Santiago de Cuba is described. She complained of fractures in countless occasions of the artificial teeth from her denture and the coronary portion of the pin of the central right superior incisor tooth; she also presented some residual teeth with facets of waste in the palatine, incisal and vestibular faces, reason why a metallic partial prosthesis (superior and inferior), with overdenture on her natural teeth was made. With this procedure, the teeth extractions were avoided and an appropriate aesthetic and functional rehabilitation was achieved. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]