Considerations on the concept of health and its approach in relation with buccal health

Authors

  • Judit Martínez Abreu Facultad de Ciencias Médicas "Juan Guiteras Gener". Matanzas
  • Estela de los Ángeles Gispert Abreu Escuela Nacional de Salud Pública. La Habana
  • Pastor Castell-Florit Serrate Escuela Nacional de Salud Pública. La Habana
  • Clara Luz Alfonso Pacheco Facultad de Ciencias Médicas "Juan Guiteras Gener". Matanzas
  • Heydi Diago Trasancos Facultad de Ciencias Médicas "Juan Guiteras Gener". Matanzas

Keywords:

concept of health, buccal health, health social determinants, interdisciplinarity

Abstract

Generally, health has been linked to disease, according to the historical moment, thoughts currents and ruling socio-economic system. We carried out a bibliographic review, with the objective of stating some considerations on health concept and its approach in several contexts, and also its expression in buccal health. We used search engines and databases Cochrane, Medline/Pubmed, Lilacs and Scopus. We obtained a total of 20 references related with the studied theme, 70 % of them published during the last 5 years. We analyzed the following considerations: currently, there is a tendency to deepening in the study of all the elements determining health as a social product. Any definition should take in to the account this aspect as an essential one. Sanitary care, answering to a predominantly biological approach, has not achieved the positive modification of the health indicators in relation with the buccal-dental diseases morbidity.That is why any politics, strategy or target, aimed to achieving or keeping health, should be directed to the buccal health social determinants, applying the interdisciplinarity.

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Martínez Abreu J, Gispert Abreu E de los Ángeles, Castell-Florit Serrate P, Alfonso Pacheco CL, Diago Trasancos H. Considerations on the concept of health and its approach in relation with buccal health. Rev Méd Electrón [Internet]. 2014 Oct. 6 [cited 2025 Apr. 13];36(5):671-80. Available from: https://revmedicaelectronica.sld.cu/index.php/rme/article/view/1132

Issue

Vol. 36 No. 5 (2014)

Section

Opinion article

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