“Prevalencia de trichomona tenax en estudiantes de la carrera de laboratorio clínico”

Abstract

The present research project was carried out with the objective to determine the presence of Trichomona tenax in students who are part of the Clinical Laboratory career, Trichomona tenax is a protozoan commensal that can be found in a healthy oral cavity as well as in people who have any type of oral disease such as inflamed and bleeding gums, presence of tartar, cavities, gingivitis, periodontitis, among others. Their presence increases when people have a poor oral hygiene. Although, this parasite is not the cause of diseases that can occur at the oral level, anyway it can contribute to the progressive damage of soft and hard tissue, that is why it is important to know how often the parasite can be found. A descriptive study was carried out in the students who are part of the Clinical Laboratory career, during the period of September 2017 - February 2018, obtaining as a result that out of the total of analyzed population, 6 students presented Trichomona tenax in the obtained samples from the oral cavity, and in the rest of students where the parasite was not found, even so the presence of oral problems such as dental caries, inflamed gums and dental tartar was evident, the same that could contribute to the risk of presenting the parasite. Reaching to the conclusion that the prevalence of Trichomona tenax is 4,4%, it shows the inadequate dental hygiene that students have, which may be due to the lack of time they have.