Pérdida antemortem de piezas dentarias en una muestra de población canaria
- González Reimers, Carlos Emilio
- Aresté Pitzalis, A.
- Arnay de la Rosa, Matilde Mercedes
ISSN: 0423-4804
Any de publicació: 2004
Número: 49
Pàgines: 73-80
Tipus: Article
Altres publicacions en: Estudios Canarios: Anuario del Instituto de Estudios Canarios
Resum
This study was performed in order to determine the prevalen ce of dental wear among 138 patients, aged 27-92 years, consecutively admitted to the Interna! Medicine hospitalization unit ofthe University Hospital ofTenerife, in the Canary Islands. We found that 36% ofthe patients showed complete absence of dentition; dental wear was highly prevalent incisive, canine and premolar teeth. Both dental wear and teeth loss kept a relationship with age and poor dental care; in addition, canine and premolar wear were related to tobacco consumption. No relation was observed between dental wear and alcohol consumption or underlying disease.