Prevalencia de las extracciones prematuras en niños menores a 8 años.

Abstract

Premature loss of a temporary tooth is considered when it occurs before its natural exfoliation, being the only viable treatment the extraction of the affected teeth, despite preventive dental treatments, premature dental extractions remain a frequent procedure in dental practice. Objectives: To determine the prevalence of premature extractions in children under 8 years of age, identifying causes and effects that these surgical procedures produce. Materials and Methods: A quantitative bibliographic - documentary, observational, field, cross-sectional, exploratory, descriptive study was conducted. That they went to the Carmen sub-center, from August 2018 to March 2019; The observation technique was used and the instrument that was applied is the data collection that was carried out using an observation table, the results were applied descriptive statistics. Results: 43 patients were studied, 26 were men, 17 women, 67 dental organs were removed because some patients had 3 to 4 dental extractions, with dental caries being the disease that most affected patients with an average of 18 Children followed by periodontal diseases with 13 children and dental fractures caused by different diseases that were 12 children while the most susceptible age was the range of 6 years with 16 children attended. Conclusions: It was determined through the study that 6-year-old children present more frequently lost their temporary dental pieces and the most common causes of premature loss of dental pieces that were dental caries followed by periodontal diseases that were identified were identified. If they are not treated immediately with the professional, this leads to the loss of the dental piece.