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Chronic gingivitis and other interference fields in patients with shoulder arthritis

Chronic gingivitis and other interference fields in patients with shoulder arthritis

Authors :
Laritza Coureaux Rojas
Zulema Chávez González
María de los Ángeles Cuevas Gandaria
Source :
Medisan, Vol 28, Iss 2, Pp e4376-e4376 (2024)
Publication Year :
2024
Publisher :
Centro Provincial de Información de Ciencias Médicas, 2024.

Abstract

Introduction: Holistic dentistry is part of the biological or neurofocal medicine, directed to the prevention, diagnosis and treatment related to the diseases of the stomatognatic system in correlation with other anatomical structures, in order to treat the patient in an integral way, in body, mind and soul. Objective: To identify the presence of chronic gingivitis and other interference fields in patients with shoulder arthritis. Methods: An observational, descriptive and cross-sectional study of 24 patients with shoulder arthritis was carried out, who belonged to the health area of Carlos Juan Finlay Teaching Polyclinic in Santiago de Cuba. They were assisted in Mártires del Moncada Teaching Provincial Stomatological Clinic, from November, 2021 to May, 2022. Results: In the series there was a prevalence of the female sex (62.5%) and the 35-59 age group (75.0%). In a same way, most of the patients suffered from chronic gingivitis (87.5%), as long as the other mostly found interference fields were the dentobacterial plaque (100%) and dental cavity (58.3%) that were in all the molars according to the hologram of the German teeth microsystem. Conclusions: Severe chronic gingivitis, dentobacterial plaque and dental cavity were the most frequently identified interference fields in the case material, which were associated to the shoulder arthritis in patients.

Details

Language :
Spanish; Castilian
ISSN :
10293019
Volume :
28
Issue :
2
Database :
Directory of Open Access Journals
Journal :
Medisan
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsdoj.b2c059e7359e4af1836ef0d191d095e6
Document Type :
article