Oral diseases: a 14-year experience of a Chilean institution with a systematic review from eight countries.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Retrospective studies to assess the distribution of oral diseases (ODs) are helpful in estimating the prevalence of oral diagnoses in the population, and thus help in preventive and curative services. Prevalence and frequency data for ODs are available from many countries, but information from Chile is scarce.

Material and methods

This study investigated the frequency of OD in a Chilean population. For this, we included all patients treated at the University of Talca (UTALCA, Chile) between 2001 and 2014. Patient characteristics were retrieved from medical files. To contextualize our results, we conducted a systematic review (SystRev) using Publish or Perish software (PoP), Google Scholar and MEDLINE/PubMed.

Results

One hundred sixty-six ODs were diagnosed,

SUBMITTER: Rivera C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5432078 | biostudies-literature | 2017 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature