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Introduction: The practice of self-medication is considered a potential threat in the field of health in general and particularly in the dental field, since the people who engage in it are unaware of the adverse reactions. The objective of the study was to determine the rate of dental self-medication in adults in the city of Guayaquil, Ecuador 2021. Materials and methods: A descriptive cross-sectional study, the instrument used was a previously validated virtual survey. A sample of 402 persons met the inclusion criteria. Results: The prevalence of self-medication found was 88.31% (n=355), with respect to age there was statistical significance (p<0.000), the people who presented the highest frequency of self-medication were between 18 and 44 years of age (91%; n=289). The drugs most in demand were anti-inflammatory drugs (31%; n=126), with tablets being the most common (73.4%; n=295). Conclusion: The prevalence of dental self-medication in the city of Guayaquil is high, with young adults being the population most exposed to this prac tice; these data are alarming. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Introduction: Preventing the intra-hospital infections is one of the major concerns in the last year. To that end, different strategies have been set such as hospital isolation. However, there is a grate default in order to comply with the isolation measures Objective: To determine the sociodemographic and healthcare factors related to how to comply with the contact warnings by the visitors coming into a high complexity hospital in Medellín. Methods: It is a cross-sectional descriptive study including in total 126 visitors who were isolated aÆer a contact. Factors associated with the isolation compliance were identiAed based on a survey. Information was analyzed with SPSS soÆware by doing a logistic regression and statistical signiAcance was assumed as P<0.05. Results: Total adherence to isolation was 40.5%, which is mainly associated with two factors: availability of protective garments and to agree with their use. Conclusions: Ǽe factors deemed as best associated with the isolation compliance required that the institutions provided enough protective garments to the visitors and that both the visitors and the hospital staff can receive a better awareness-rising communication on this topic. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Copyright of Matronas Profesion is the property of Ediciones Mayo and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites or posted to a listserv without the copyright holder's express written permission. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. This abstract may be abridged. No warranty is given about the accuracy of the copy. Users should refer to the original published version of the material for the full abstract. (Copyright applies to all Abstracts.)

Background. Clinical study focused in comparing the application morbidity associated or septoplasty and rhinoseptoplasty under local anesthesia and through general anesthesia. Methods. Prospective, comparative and cross-sectional study. 210 surgeries, 106 with local anesthesia and 104 with general anesthesia were realised. Descriptive and correlational analysis were done applying SPSS V.160 program and a value of p < 0.05 was considered for statistical significance. Results. The group operated with tumescent local anesthesia remained smaller time in operating room, its hospital stay and the delay for allocation of surgical space was smaller compared with its counterpart with general anesthesia. The control of the post.operative pain was well tolerated with the local anesthesia use. Trans-operative hemostatic control was better with the tumescent local anesthesia. The associated incidence of post-operative complications and the adverse effects with the used type of anesthetic, were significantly smaller with the local anesthesia technique. Conclusions. Septoplasty and rhinoseptoplasty under tumescent local anesthesia with oral sedation, are safe alternative with little morbidity associated for the handling of patients with nasal obstruction. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Objective: Demonstrate the association between salivary flow and buffer capacity with caries experience in children with low and high Decayed, Missing and Filled Teeth Index (DMFT). Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted with 60 6-to-11-year-old children of both sexes, who attended the Dental School of Universidad Autónoma de Baja California, Mexicali campus. The patients were assigned to two groups according to the DMFT score, group 1 (score 0-3) and group 2 (score 4 or more). A clinical record including patient’s general information and dental evaluation was filled out. Cavity experience evaluation was carried out following WHO parameters. Also, salivary flow and buffer capacity were measured in each individual. Results: A weak negative correlation between salivary flow and DMFT score was observed (r=–0.221); however, this trend was not statistically significant (p>0.05). Regarding the buffer capacity, statistically significant differences between this salivary property and DMFT were found (p<0.05). Conclusion: The buffer capacity of saliva was associated with lower caries experience. On the other side, stimulated salivary flow show was not found to be related with the DMFT score. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]