Prevalence of Exostoses in a Mayan population of the health center, Tekax, Yucatan, Mexico

The aim of this research was to establish the prevalence of exostoses in oral cavity of patients from the Urban Health Center, Tekax, Yucatan. This population is characterized by a brachiocephalic-exostosis association. Exostoses area symptomatic bone growth anatomical variation, in jaws, resulting from genetic and environmental factors interactive. Methods: Observational, transversal, descriptive. To obtain data, 274 patients with mayan ascendances records from the Urban Health Center Township Tekax, Yucatán, between 10-80 years of age during a six months period were reviewed. Ninety-eight (35.76%) presented exostoses. A descriptive analysis with frequencies and percentages finding the inference between gender and exostoses category was performed. Results: Of the 274 patients data reviewed, 124 (45.25%) were male and 150 cases (54.74%) women. 98 (35.76%) presented exostoses: 54 (19.70%) women and 44 (16.05%) men. According to the Location reported that the MT (20.43%) had the highest and VE (1.45%) the lowest prevalence. Nodular shaped (9.4%) was the most prevalence. According to age range the group 21-40 years reported 15.69%, while 41-60 years revealed 14.96% and 5.10% for the 61-80 years. Exostoses shape and location were independent from gender; location also was independent from ages, while shape and location were dependent. Conclusions: According to the results found in this Mayan ethnic population, the prevalence of exostoses reported is the highest (35.76%) at the state level until today. But sex is still consistent with that reported being women who have a higher prevalence (19.70%).