Prevalencia de Enfermedad Periodontal, Maloclusión y Necrosis Pulpar en la Comunidad Nueva Vida, Guayaquil, Ecuador

Periodontal disease, dental fluorosis and pulp necrosis are common clinical conditions in the dental context. Objective: to determine the prevalence of periodontal disease, malocclusion, dental fluorosis and pulp necrosis. Methodology: quantitative, observational and cross-sectional study, applying judgmental sampling, which included the 29 patients who met the inclusion criteria in the study and atten-ded the dental care day developed in the Nueva Vida community, Guayaquil, Ecuador; by the Salesian Polytechnic University, María Auxiliadora Campus, in 2023. Results: a) prevalence of periodontal disease: (79.31%); b) prevalence of malocclusion (82.76%); c) prevalence of dental fluorosis (44.82%); d) prevalence of pulp necrosis (6.89%). Conclusions: Periodontal disease and malocclusion were predominant in the age group under 18 years and in the female sex. Dental fluorosis was predominant in males and under 18 years of age. Pulp necrosis occurred in the age group under 18 years, with no predominance by sex. No statistically significant association was found between periodontal disease, malocclusion, fluorosis and pulp necrosis with age group and sex. Keywords: dentistry, epidemiology, age, sex, disease.