Maloclusión de la población atendida en la Red de Clínicas del Colegio Odontológico - Unicoc

Abstract

The objective of this study was to characterize the occlusion condition in users in the UNICOC Bogotá and Cali clinics, allowing the behavior of the event to be identified through the analysis of the different sociodemographic components, in order to compare the findings with national and local references. The analysis of 161 records was carried out. The age range between 14 to 85 years was considered, controlling the extreme values ​​and analyzing the variable in subgroups, in order to compare the results with the local and national referents. 73.9% of the population comes from the urban area. According to gender, the population consisted of 62% women (n = 100) and 37.8% men (n = 61). It was found that the type of malocclusion with the highest frequency was class I, showing a homogeneous distribution with respect to gender for this finding (49% male and 49% female). Although there is controversy in the literature regarding the distribution of malocclusion with respect to gender (6), no differences were found in the present analysis. The predominant clinical sign related to occlusal disharmony was dental crowding, which represented 57% of all associated signs, representatively affecting the population older than 20 years (84%). The previous data coincide with the results evidenced by different authors. Regarding the main finding of the study, the socialization of the characteristics of class I malocclusion, its diagnosis and therapeutic alternatives is proposed. Although its prognosis is favorable, its long-term variants can trigger alterations in the dentofacial and stomatognathic systems, with greater emphasis on early ages; therefore, channeling to preventive and / or interceptive treatment in a timely manner is essential