Premature Loss of the First Permanent Molar. School Solidarity with Panama.2020-2022 |Biomedgrid

The first permanent molar is one of the most important dental structures for the development of a physiological occlusion and an adequate masticatory function. Objective. To determine the premature loss of the first permanent molar in students from 6 to 18years of age at the Solidarity School with Panama. Methodological design. An observational, descriptive, cross-sectional study was carried out with students from 6 to 18 years of age of both sexes, from the Solidaridad con Panamá school, from October 2020 to May 2022. The universe consisted of all students who Their parents or guardians gave their consent to participate in the study. Variables such as age, sex, types of disability, premature loss of the first permanent molar, risk factors and location of the missing molar were analyzed. The statistical test of X2 was performed. Results. 8.41% had premature loss of the first permanent molar with predominance in the age of 15-18 years (5.44%), p: 0.9. and the male sex (5.94%), p: 0.76, the most affected molar turned out to be the first lower left molar (47.83%), p: 0.96 Conclusions. Little loss of the first permanent molar with a predominance of physical or motor disability. The risk factors that most affected the patients were the cariogenic diet, there was a relationship between the previous experience of dental caries and the loss of the first permanent molar (p<0.05).