Publications by authors named "Dairo J Marin-Zuluaga"
Background: Caries in the elderly has been associated with dependence, oral-health status and -care practices. This cross-sectional study aimed to investigate the association between root/coronal caries and individual factors among institutionalised elderly people in Bogotá, Colombia, using the International Caries Detection and Assessment System severity and activity criteria (ICDAS).
Methods: A total of 226 institutionalised elderly were clinically examined for root and coronal caries in 40 institutions.
Predicting the outcome of initial non-surgical endodontic procedures by periapical status and quality of root canal filling: a cohort study.
Odontology
October 2020
Article Synopsis
- * Out of 349 roots examined, the overall failure rate was 13.18%, with 8.3% showing poor filling quality. It was found that poor quality of the root filling was significantly linked to higher failure rates.
- * Key factors impacting treatment success included homogeneity, taper, and apical extension of the filling, with poor filling quality resulting in increased odds of treatment failure; however, the presence of pre-existing periapical lesions did not significantly affect outcomes.
Aim: The prevalence of vertical root fractures (VRF) ranges from 2% to 20%, and is associated with endodontically-treated teeth (ETT). The aim of the present study was to analyze clinically and radiographically, at different intervals of time, some of the risk factors present in ETT that developed VRF.
Methods: A classification model according to time measured the follow-up period of three groups.
The aim of this study was to compare the clinical performance of root caries restorations after a six-month period using two methods, a conventional technique with rotary instruments and an atraumatic restorative technique (ART), in an institutionalized elderly population in the city of Bogotá, Colombia. Root caries represents a multifactorial, progressive, chronic lesion with softened, irregular and darkened tissue involving the radicular surface; it is highly prevalent in the elderly, especially in those who are physically or cognitively impaired. A quasi-experimental, double-blind, longitudinal study was carried out after cluster randomization of the sample.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: Investigating oral health's relationship with dependency and cognitive state.
Background: Oral hygiene is poor in the institutionalised elderly. There are problems regarding the oral care of residents having poor mobility or cognitive impairment.
Objective: To compare the response of denture-related stomatitis (DS) under management with a tissue conditioner (TC) and autopolymerising hard reline material (AHRM).
Background Data: Denture-related stomatitis affects up to 75% of denture wearers; not wearing the denture at night, using TC or prescribing topical or systemic antifungal agents could reduce its incidence.
Materials And Methods: This was a double-blind study consisting of 44 participants with DS who wear denture; they were randomly divided into two unmatched groups according to the material used for the management of DS.