Correlación existente entre atrófia del reborde alveolar mandibular la edad, sexo y tiempo de edentulismo. Una revisión de la literatura

Abstract

Alveolar atrophy is a condition typical of people who have presented dental loss over a period of time and due to different conditions. This pathology mainly generates difficulties in performing oral rehabilitation procedures. OBJECTIVE: The objective of this research was to determine the correlation of atrophy of the mandibular alveolar ridge with physiological characteristics of the edentulous patient. MATERIALS AND METHODS: A bibliographic review was carried out through the use of scientific databases. To collect the information, information from PubMed, Cochrane Library, Scopus and Google Scholar was analyzed, applying the use of descriptors such as Mesh or DECs. RESULTS: Age turned out to be one of the most important factors related to alveolar atrophy, with the older adult population being highly affected. There is a positive correlation with respect to gender, obtaining a higher rate of quantifiable resorption in the female sex, and in relation to the time of edentulism, there is a greater degree of AAM when a longer period of time has elapsed since the loss of the dental organs. CONCLUSIONS: the age of the patient has a direct relationship with the mandibular alveolar atrophy and its progress, in women there are predisposing factors for the progression of AMA, in patients in whom a longer period of edentulism has elapsed present greater severity of this pathology .