Periodontal and oral injuries in cocaine consumers with recent admission to a rehabilitation program in relation to non-consumer patients

Nuria Fernández-Martínez; Patricia Beatriz Denis-Rodríguez; Guadalupe Capetillo-Hernández

2017, Number 1

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Rev Mex Med Forense 2017; 2 (1)

Periodontal and oral injuries in cocaine consumers with recent admission to a rehabilitation program in relation to non-consumer patients

Fernández-Martínez N, Denis-Rodríguez PB, Capetillo-Hernández G

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ABSTRACT

Introduction. The purpose of this work was to identify the lesions of the periodontium caused by chronic cocaine use.
Methods: A cross-sectional descriptive study was conducted, with a sample of 70 individuals living in the city of Veracruz between the ages of 16 and 50, of which 35 were cocaine users and patients from the rehabilitation center against addictions. "Cusp" and 35 participants did not consume said substance.
Results: The most frequent periodontal lesion for cocaine users was tartar present in all sextants analyzed; The most frequent age of consumers was 18 years. The most used form of cocaine use in 100% of the participants was the powder (cocaine hydrochloride).
Discussion: In order to determine that cocaine directly causes damage to the periodontal tissue, other factors must be taken into account which, when not controlled, may contribute to the modification of the results.

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