RESUMENObjetivos: Determinar la frecuencia de patologías pulpares en pacientes de 18 a 45 años de edad que acudieron a la en el año lectivo 2013 -2014. Material y métodos: Se realizó un estudio descriptivo transversal en 320 pacientes con un rango de edad entre 18 y 45 años mediante un formulario en el que se recogió nombre, edad, sexo, historia clínica, diente afectado y la patología pulpar presentada por el paciente. Resultados: La patología pulpar más frecuente fue pulpitis irreversible (62 %), seguido de necrosis (38%). Los pacientes de entre 26 a 30 y 40 a 45 años presentaron una frecuencia de pulpitis irreversible de 70 y 75 % respectivamente. Mientras que la frecuencia de necrosis no superó el 50 % de los casos en ningún grupo etario, siendo mayor en los grupos de 36 a 40 años y 18 a 25 años. Conclusiones: No existe diferencia significativa entre ambos sexos. ABSTRACTObjectives: To determinate pulpal pathologies frequency in patients from 18 to 45 years who were attended in dental clinic academic year. Material and methods: A cross-sectional descriptive study was performed in 320 patients between 18 and 45 years through a form in which name, age, sex, medical history, affected tooth and the pulp pathology presented by the patient were collected. RESULTS: irreversible pulpitis was the most frequent pulp pathology (62%), followed by necrosis (38%). Patients between 26-30 and 40-45 years had an irreversible pulpitis frequency of 70 and 75%, respectively. While the frequency of necrosis did not exceed 50% of the cases in any age group, being greater in the groups from 36 to 40 years and 18 to 25 years. Conclusions: There is no significant difference between the sex.
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