Abstract

VANEGAS-AVECILLAS, Elizabeth; VILLAVICENCIO-CAPARO, Ebingen; ALVARADO JIMENEZ, Omar  and  ORDONEZ PLAZA, Patricia. Frequency of partial and total edentulism in adults and its relation to associated factors in the university Clinic Cuenca Ecuador 2016. Rev. Estomatol. Herediana [online]. 2016, vol.26, n.4, pp.215-221. ISSN 1019-4355.

Objectives: To determine the frequency of the types of edentulism and the relationship between edentulism and nutritional status, quality of life, gender and age of patients at the Faculty of Dentistry at the University of Cuenca. Material and methods: 378 adult patients were analyzed to determine the type of edentulism more frequent. Nutritional status was calculated through the body mass index and the impact on quality of life was analyzed with OHIP 14. The tabulation and analysis of the data was registered in the SPSSv21 program. The statistical test was the odds ratio. Results: partial edentulism is the most frequent type of tooth loss (75%), Kennedy class III was predominant in both jaws (42% maxilla and 40% jaw). Association was observed between the quality of life and edentulous (OR: 0.06 95% CI (0.03 to 0.11) partial edentulism, OR: 2.85 95% CI (1.747 to 4.647) complete edentulism) but no relationship was found between edentulism with nutritional status and gender. The group of more than 40 years of age was considered a risk factor for complete edentulism (OR: 20,10 IC 95%(7,188 - 56,203)). Conclusions: Edentulism is a risk factor for a lower quality of life. Besides tooth loss depends of the age, the older increased risk of tooth loss. The edentulism affects both genders equally, ultimately there is no correlation between partial or complete edentulism and nutritional status of patients.

Keywords : edentulous; nutritional status; quality of life.

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