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Edentulism is an irreversible condition, dental loss found a connection whit the positive discourses of aging that have gained strength at the end of the 20th century and the beginning of the 21st century, limiting processes of social participation, generating changes in quality of life, having a strong articulation with the biological relationships of people and being highly inequitable between social groups. Given the above, this article develops three key ideas to argue the fact that the development of aging from the positive discourse is limited without teeth in the oral cavity, the first is that life without teeth limits the development personal and social, the next is that the connection of the oral cavity with biological conditions is very close and the third is the stereotyping and judgment of the old edentulous in today’s society. The argued ideas could establish that it is necessary to give importance to the condition of being edentulous within the framework of positive aging and as an intervention in public health. Aging well is the flag of world policies, including the decade of Healthy Aging (2020-2030); the understanding and cohesion of health in all its disciplines is transcendental in favor of the current elders and the achievement of the gerotranscendence. Geriatrics, gerontology, public health, and even dentistry itself, today more than ever must work towards mitigating the appearance of edentulism in today's societies., El edentulismo es una condición irreversible. La pérdida dental encuentra conexión con los discursos positivos del envejecimiento, así como unas amplias repercusiones en estos, que han cobrado fuerza hacia finales del siglo XX y principios del siglo XXI, limitando procesos de participación social, generando cambios en la calidad de vida, teniendo una articulación fuerte con las relaciones biológicas de las personas y siendo altamente inequitativo entre grupos sociales. Dado lo anterior, el presente artículo pretende desarrollar y argumentar tres ideas clave para sustentar que el envejecimiento desde el discurso positivo se ve limitado cuando la persona no tiene dientes: la primera es que la vida sin dientes restringe el desarrollo personal y social, la siguiente es que la conexión de la cavidad oral con las condiciones biológicas es muy estrecha y la tercera es la estereotipación y el juzgamiento del viejo edéntulo en la sociedad actual. Las ideas sustentadas argumentaron y soportaron la necesidad de dar importancia a la condición de ser edéntulo en el marco de un envejecimiento positivo y como intervención en salud pública. Envejecer bien es la bandera de las políticas mundiales, incluyendo la Década del Envejecimiento Saludable (2020-2030); el entender y la cohesión de la salud en todas sus disciplinas es trascendental en pro del viejo actual y del logro de su gerotrascendencia. La geriatría, la gerontología, la salud pública e incluso la misma odontología, hoy más que nunca, deben trabajar en favor de la mitigación de la aparición del edentulismo en las sociedades actuales.

Edentulism is an irreversible condition, dental loss found a connection whit the positive discourses of aging that have gained strength at the end of the 20th century and the beginning of the 21st century, limiting processes of social participation, generating changes in quality of life, having a strong articulation with the biological relationships of people and being highly inequitable between social groups. Given the above, this article develops three key ideas to argue the fact that the development of aging from the positive discourse is limited without teeth in the oral cavity, the first is that life without teeth limits the development personal and social, the next is that the connection of the oral cavity with biological conditions is very close and the third is the stereotyping and judgment of the old edentulous in today’s society. The argued ideas could establish that it is necessary to give importance to the condition of being edentulous within the framework of positive aging and as an intervention in public health. Aging well is the flag of world policies, including the decade of Healthy Aging (2020-2030); the understanding and cohesion of health in all its disciplines is transcendental in favor of the current elders and the achievement of the gerotranscendence. Geriatrics, gerontology, public health, and even dentistry itself, today more than ever must work towards mitigating the appearance of edentulism in today's societies., El edentulismo es una condición irreversible. La pérdida dental encuentra conexión con los discursos positivos del envejecimiento, así como unas amplias repercusiones en estos, que han cobrado fuerza hacia finales del siglo XX y principios del siglo XXI, limitando procesos de participación social, generando cambios en la calidad de vida, teniendo una articulación fuerte con las relaciones biológicas de las personas y siendo altamente inequitativo entre grupos sociales. Dado lo anterior, el presente artículo pretende desarrollar y argumentar tres ideas clave para sustentar que el envejecimiento desde el discurso positivo se ve limitado cuando la persona no tiene dientes: la primera es que la vida sin dientes restringe el desarrollo personal y social, la siguiente es que la conexión de la cavidad oral con las condiciones biológicas es muy estrecha y la tercera es la estereotipación y el juzgamiento del viejo edéntulo en la sociedad actual. Las ideas sustentadas argumentaron y soportaron la necesidad de dar importancia a la condición de ser edéntulo en el marco de un envejecimiento positivo y como intervención en salud pública. Envejecer bien es la bandera de las políticas mundiales, incluyendo la Década del Envejecimiento Saludable (2020-2030); el entender y la cohesión de la salud en todas sus disciplinas es trascendental en pro del viejo actual y del logro de su gerotrascendencia. La geriatría, la gerontología, la salud pública e incluso la misma odontología, hoy más que nunca, deben trabajar en favor de la mitigación de la aparición del edentulismo en las sociedades actuales.

OBJETIVE: Determine the prevalence of partial edentulism according to Kennedy's class in patients who attended the clinic of the Faculty of Dentistry of the University of Cuenca during the periods 2012-2016. MATERIALS AND METHODS: A descriptive and observational study was carried out. A total of 206 clinical histories were evaluated through the Kennedy classification, of which 63 were men and 143 were women between the ages of 20 and 80 who received treatment at the clinic. The Faculty of Dentistry of the University of Cuenca that consist of the archive area between the periods 2012-2016. RESULTS: A higher prevalence of class III was observed with 57.8%, followed by class II 13.1%, while class I was 8.3% and class IV was 0.5%, and there was no association between sex and the type of arcade affected by edentulism. CONCLUSIONS: In the present investigation it was determined that Kennedy's class III is more frequent.

OBJETIVE: Determine the prevalence of partial edentulism according to Kennedy's class in patients who attended the clinic of the Faculty of Dentistry of the University of Cuenca during the periods 2012-2016. MATERIALS AND METHODS: A descriptive and observational study was carried out. A total of 206 clinical histories were evaluated through the Kennedy classification, of which 63 were men and 143 were women between the ages of 20 and 80 who received treatment at the clinic. The Faculty of Dentistry of the University of Cuenca that consist of the archive area between the periods 2012-2016. RESULTS: A higher prevalence of class III was observed with 57.8%, followed by class II 13.1%, while class I was 8.3% and class IV was 0.5%, and there was no association between sex and the type of arcade affected by edentulism. CONCLUSIONS: In the present investigation it was determined that Kennedy's class III is more frequent.

OBJETIVE: Determine the prevalence of partial edentulism according to Kennedy's class in patients who attended the clinic of the Faculty of Dentistry of the University of Cuenca during the periods 2012-2016. MATERIALS AND METHODS: A descriptive and observational study was carried out. A total of 206 clinical histories were evaluated through the Kennedy classification, of which 63 were men and 143 were women between the ages of 20 and 80 who received treatment at the clinic. The Faculty of Dentistry of the University of Cuenca that consist of the archive area between the periods 2012-2016. RESULTS: A higher prevalence of class III was observed with 57.8%, followed by class II 13.1%, while class I was 8.3% and class IV was 0.5%, and there was no association between sex and the type of arcade affected by edentulism. CONCLUSIONS: In the present investigation it was determined that Kennedy's class III is more frequent.