¿La gingivitis conduce a la periodontitis en adultos jóvenes?
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Isolation, Processing and Analysis of Murine Gingival Cells
Published on: July 2, 2013
S W Prayitno1, M Addy, W G Wade
1Department of Periodontology, Dental School, Jakarta, Indonesia.
Lancet (London, England)
|August 21, 1993
Resumen
La gingivitis no predice de manera confiable la periodontitis en adultos jóvenes. Incluso con una mejor higiene bucal, los estudiantes mostraron una enfermedad de las encías grave similar a la de los recolectores de té, lo que sugiere que el control de la placa puede no prevenir la periodontitis en este grupo de edad.
Área de la Ciencia:
- Salud bucal La salud bucal.
- Periodontología periodontología.
- Salud Pública La salud pública.
Sus antecedentes:
- La mala higiene bucal se ha relacionado tradicionalmente con la gingivitis, la periodontitis y la pérdida de dientes.
- Sin embargo, algunas poblaciones exhiben altas tasas de gingivitis con baja prevalencia de periodontitis, lo que cuestiona este vínculo.
Objetivo del estudio:
- Evaluar si la gingivitis es un predictor confiable de la periodontitis en adultos jóvenes.
- Para comparar la salud periodontal entre distintos grupos socioeconómicos.
Principales métodos:
- Se realizó un estudio comparativo en recolectores de té indonesios y estudiantes universitarios de entre 18 y 30 años.
- La higiene oral, la salud de las encías y la prevalencia / gravedad de la periodontitis crónica se evaluaron en ambos grupos.
Principales resultados:
- Los estudiantes universitarios demostraron una higiene bucal y una salud gingival significativamente mejores en comparación con los recolectores de té.
- A pesar de las diferencias en la higiene bucal, la prevalencia y la gravedad de la periodontitis crónica fueron comparables entre los dos grupos.
Conclusiones:
- La gingivitis parece ser un indicador poco fiable del riesgo de periodontitis en personas menores de 30 años.
- Las estrategias anti-gingivitis, como el control de la placa, pueden no prevenir eficazmente la periodontitis en adultos jóvenes.
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