WORK ACCIDENTS IN THE ORAL CAVITY IN PERU: AN ANALYSIS FROM 2012 TO 2021

Abstract

Introduction: Oral conditions are often the cause of work absenteeism, low work performance and lack of socialization, which directly affects the productivity of the organization.

Objective: Determine the number of work accidents in the oral cavity in Peru, from 2012 to 2021.

Methods: Observational, descriptive study, analysis of secondary databases. The web page of the Ministry of Labor and Employment Promotion was entered with the purpose of accessing the monthly bulletins of notifications of work accidents, dangerous incidents and occupational diseases, according to the part of the body injured. The data was collected in a spreadsheet of the Microsoft Excel v. 2020. The data were expressed in frequency measures and a temporal trend analysis was performed.

Results: A total of 746 work accidents in the oral cavity were reported, the most affected being the male sex 94.23% (n=703), and with a probability of 16.43 times more of suffering a work accident compared to the female sex. Additionally, accidents in the oral cavity represented 0.35% of accidents at the level of the whole body.

Conclusion: A low number of notifications of occupational accidents in the oral cavity was found, this could be due to underreporting, combined trauma, lack of expertise in diagnosis. For this reason, there is a need to carry out research in this area of knowledge