Canine eruption disorders in secondary health care patients in the municipality of Santa Clara

Abstract

Background: canines are important from the point of view of aesthetics, occlusion and mandibular movements, however, they have a high percentage of eruption disorders described in the literature, especially in mixed dentition. Objective: to characterize patients with canine eruption disorders in secondary health care in the municipality of Santa Clara, province of Villa Clara, from January 2021 to November 2022. Methods: a descriptive, observational, retrospective, cross-sectional research was carried out in a universe of 44 patients aged between 10 and 34 years, admitted to the orthodontic consultation in Santa Clara, in the period defined above. The variables studied included sex, age, skin color, location, causes, types of eruption disorder and treatment chosen. Results: canine eruption disorders were observed in females (70.1 %) and in patients aged 10-17 years (81.8 %), 88.6 % were white. Regarding the location of the canine, the most affected was vestibular (76.4 % of the total). The main cause was found to be negative bone-tooth discrepancy (63,6 %). The most frequent type of treatment applied was orthodontic-surgical treatment, in 38 subjects who had retained canines. Conclusions: variables of patients with canine eruption disorders were characterized in secondary health care in the municipality of Santa Clara.

Keywords

• medicina oral
• diente canino
• diente impactado
• diagnóstico precoz
• atención secundaria de salud