Prevalence of periodontal recession in the municipality of Matanzas, 2023
Keywords:
gingival recession; prevalence; Cairo classificationAbstract
Introduction: Periodontal recession, also known as gingival recession, is a frequent multifactorial clinical entity, characterized by the exposure of the root surface to the oral environment.
Objective: To determine the prevalence of periodontal recession in the population of the municipality of Matanzas.
Methods: An observational, descriptive, cross-sectional research was carried out in a representative sample of 100 people, aged 12 to 60 years, belonging to five health areas of Matanzas, who met the established criteria, in the period from May 2022 to May 2023. A data collection form was prepared, patients were interviewed and clinical examination of the teeth present with a diagnostic set and Williams’s periodontal probe; the Cairo method was applied, and multiple variables were studied. The prevalence of periodontal recession was evaluated by study subjects and by dental organs. Absolute numbers and percentages were used.
Results: Periodontal recession occurred in 62% of those examined; in 54.8% of women and white individuals; in 40.3% of those aged 54 to 60 years; in 34.5% of canines and in 28.3% of the bicuspids. Cairo type I periodontal recessions predominated with 67.9% in the maxilla and 63.6% in the mandible.
Conclusions: There was a high prevalence of periodontal recession, which predominated in women, in people aged 54 to 60 years, in patients with white skin, in maxillary and mandibular canines and premolars and lower incisors; and Cairo type 1 recessions prevailed.
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