Las periodontopatías como factor de riesgo de la cardiopatía isquémica, 2008

a descriptive, longitudinal and prospective research was conducted with a sample of 120 patients belonging to the primary care health area of "turcios lima" outpatient clinic attending to "guama" dentist's clinic in pinar del rio municipality during 2008, and was aimed at determining the relation between periodontal diseases and ischemic heart failure. the patients were divided into two groups: a (control) comprised of 60 patients randomly chosen from those attended to the dentist office without medical history of acute myocardial infarction, and group b- (patients who suffered from infarction) 60 patients referred from the family medical office. the total of the sample was examined and the rate of need for periodontal treatment of the community was applied. descriptive statistic methods were used, and ji squared test for 95 % of certainty was used to compare frequencies. all patients of the group-b suffered from periodontopathies, meanwhile those belonging to group-a only the half of them suffered from parodontal affections. the smoking habit, over 50 years, male sex and poor oral hygiene were identified as common risk factors for both diseases. the most advanced stages for periodontal disease (bursas of 6mm or more) increased with age being more frequent in patients of group-b having a greater need of periodontal surgery. all the patients affected had to be trained in teeth brushing.