Oral and dental health of non-institutionalized elderly people in Spain.

With aging of the populations, the oral health and hygiene of elderly people has become an important public health issue. In this cross-sectional study we investigated the prevalence of tooth decay and other periodontal diseases in a representative cohort of 480 non-institutionalized adults ≥65 years from the province of Valencia, Spain. Using a World Health Organization standard for an adult oral survey methodology, we obtained data on remnant teeth with the decayed, missing and filled teeth (DMFT) index, a Community Periodontal Index of Treatment Needs (CPTIN), attachment loss, and temporo-mandibular articulation (TMA) status.

[Transthoracic and transhiatal esophagectomy using minimally invasive techniques. Experience in 50 patients].

Introduction: Minimally invasive esophagectomy (MIE) can reduce surgical aggression and cardiopulmonary complications while maintaining basic oncological principles. We present the results of our initial experience with this technique in the treatment of esophageal cancer.

Patients And Method: Fifty patients with a diagnosis of esophageal cancer were selected to undergo MIE.

[Laparoscopic gastrectomy in gastric cancer: experience in a series of 56 patients].

Introduction: The study presents the experience of the use of minimally invasive surgery in gastric cancer in our unit of Oesophageal-Gastric Pathology Unit.

Material And Method: We present the initial results in 56 patients. The gastric cancer was removed by the use of video-assisted surgery.

[Laparoscopic surgery in cancer of the esophagus].

Introduction: For the last year we have substituted laparotomy with laparoscopy for the abdominal stage of esophageal cancer surgery. We report our experience of the introduction of video-assisted surgery in the treatment of esophageal cancer.

Patients And Method: We report our experience of nine patients diagnosed with esophageal cancer.