Background: Management of Class III malocclusion is one of the most challenging treatments in orthodontics, and several methods have been advocated for treatment of this condition. A new treatment protocol involves the use of an alternating rapid maxillary expansion and constriction (Alt-RAMEC) protocol, in conjunction with full-time Class III elastic wear and coupled with the use of temporary anchorage devices (TADs). The aim of this study was to evaluate the dento-skeletal and profile soft tissue effects of this novel protocol in growing participants with retrognathic maxilla. Methods: Fourteen growing participants (7 males and 7 females; 12.05 ± 1.09 years), who displayed Class III malocclusions with retrognathic maxilla, were recruited. Pre-treatment records were taken before commencing treatment (T1). All participants had a hybrid mini-implant-supported rapid maxillary expansion (MARME) appliance that was activated by the Alt-RAMEC protocol for 9 weeks. Full-time bone-anchored Class III elastics, delivering 400 g/side, were then used for maxillary protraction. When positive overjet was achieved, protraction was ceased and posttreatment records were taken (T2). Linear and angular cephalometric variables were blindly measured by one investigator and repeated after 1 month. An error measurement (Dahlberg's formula) study was performed to evaluate the intra-examiner reliability. A paired-sample t test (p < 0.05) was used to compare each variable from T1 to T2.
RESUMENIntroducción: El envejecimiento es un proceso fisiológico deteriorativo que se observa desde la sexta década de la vida. Si bien los cambios demográficos de Chile revelan un envejecimiento poblacional, no existe suficiente información sobre el estado periodontal de los adultos de 60 años en nuestro país. Actualmente el Programa GES "Salud Oral Integral para el Adulto de 60 Años" tiene como objetivo mejorar su calidad de vida. Objetivo: Determinar el estado periodontal de los adultos de 60 años pertenecientes a los consultorios municipalizados de Villa Alemana y su necesidad de tratamiento. Pacientes y Método: Se examinaron a 124 pacientes voluntarios, seleccionados de forma aleatoria simple. Se les realizó un examen registrándose: higiene oral, índice hemorrágico, pérdida de inserción clínica, profundidad de sondaje y PSR. Se realizó el análisis estadístico y test de Chi-cuadrado. Resultados: El 90.32% presentó una mala higiene oral, en promedio presentaron un índice hemorrágico de 68.42%, el 100% presentó pérdida de inserción clínica y el 14.51% presentó en promedio profundidades de sondaje mayores o iguales a 5 mm. La totalidad de los adultos de 60 años necesita algún tipo de tratamiento periodontal, siendo un 82.3% el que necesita un tratamiento periodontal complejo. Conclusiones: Los pacientes GES de 60 años presentaron un mal estado periodontal determinado por higiene oral, índice hemorrágico, pérdida de inserción clínica y profundidad de sondaje, mostrando un importante deterioro de la salud periodontal de dicha población. La totalidad de los adultos de 60 años necesita tratamiento periodontal de algún tipo, siendo un 82.3% el que necesita tratamiento periodontal complejo. Rev. Clin. Periodoncia Implantol. Rehabil. Oral Vol. 3(2); 86-89, 2010.Palabras clave: Periodontitis, epidemiología, adulto mayor, GES 60 años. ABSTRACTIntroduction: Aging is a physiological and deteriorative process that begins in the sixth decade of life. Demographic changes in Chile reveal an aging population. In our country there is a lack of information about the periodontal status of the group of adults of 60 years-old. Nowadays, the GES Program "Integral Oral Health for 60 Years-old Adults" aims to improve their quality life. Objectives: Determine the periodontal status and treatment needs of adults aged 60 belonging to primary care health center of Villa Alemana. Patients and Methods: A total of 124 patients, randomly selected, were examined. It was effectuated an extra and intraoral examination, registering: oral hygiene, bleeding index, clinical attachment loss, probing depth and PSR. Statistical analysis and Chi-square test were done. Results: 90.32% of sample showed a poor oral hygiene, the patients presented a bleeding index of 68.42% on average, 100% of sample presented clinical attachment loss and 14.51% showed on average probing depths greater than or equal to 5 mm. All the patients need some periodontal treatment, and an 82.3% needs comprehensive periodontal treatment. Conclusions: 60 years-old adults showed a poo...
OBJETIVO: Determinar las características de la atención del Consultorio de Ginecología Pediátrica. DISEÑO: Estudio observacional, retrospectivo. MATERIAL Y METODOS: Revisión de casos sobre la base de las hojas de atención HIS del Consultorio de Ginecología Pediátrica del Hospital Nacional Cayetano Heredia (HNCH) de los años 1998 y 1999. RESULTADOS: Se encontró 355 pacientes: 15 lactantes, 127 preescolares y 213 escolares. Tres médicos realizaron el 95% de las atenciones y 80% de los pacientes procedía del área de influencia del HNCH La vulvovaginitis se diagnosticó en 75.5% de los pacientes y el sangrado genital en 18,3%. CONCLUSIÓN: La vulvovaginitis y el sangrado genital son las principales causa de consulta ginecológica a cualquier edad pediátrica.
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