Association Between Chronic Diseases and Need for Dental Treatment in a Stomatology of Special Patients Service
Lillie Elizabeth Abanto-Silva,
Ana Cristina López-Torres,
María Claudia Garcés-Elías
et al.
Abstract:Aim: To determine the association between chronic diseases (CD) and the need for dental treatment in patients of the stomatology of special patients service (SSPS) of the Teaching Dental Center (TDC) of Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia (UPCH) in Lima-Peru from 2016 to 2019. Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional study with a total population of 2024 digital medical records of individuals over 18 years old. A dependent variable was need for dental treatment, so an instrument to assess it was created; addi… Show more
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