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Odontoestomatología
Print version ISSN 0797-0374On-line version ISSN 1688-9339
Abstract
VILLARREAL, Marina et al. Dental attendance of female cannabis and/or cocaine users versus non-users. A retrospective four-year cohort study in Argentina. Odontoestomatología [online]. 2021, vol.23, n.38, e212. Epub Dec 01, 2021. ISSN 0797-0374. https://doi.org/10.22592/ode2021n37e212.
Introduction:
Cannabis and cocaine use is a global problem that affects oral health. Most of the research has been conducted on men in rehabilitation programs.
Objective:
to describe and compare the dental attendance and oral diagnoses of women who are cannabis and/or cocaine users and not users for four years.
Methods:
a retrospective cohort study. We compared two groups of women who use and do not use cannabis and/or cocaine, selected in the postpartum period in a public hospital.
Results:
The average age in both groups was 22, and there were no education-related differences. The consumers (n=29) were mostly multiple drug users who sought emergency dental care more often (p=0.0002) and had more gingivitis and periodontitis (p=0.0001) than non-users (n=58).
Conclusions:
women who used cannabis and/or cocaine sought emergency dental care more often and had a more frequent diagnosis of gingivitis and periodontitis than non-users.
Keywords : oral health; cannabis; cocaine; attendance; periodontal disease.