Table 1.
Classification of hospital discharge by groups of oral health-related conditions.
Table 2.
Number and average annual rates for hospital discharges by oral health-related conditions diseases in Ecuador from 2000 to 2023.
Fig 1.
Groups of causes by oral health-related conditions in Ecuador according to hospital discharges, period 2000–2023.
Table 3.
Crude and adjusted annual rates in hospitalization for oral health-related conditions in Ecuador in the period 2000–2023.
Fig 2.
Temporal trends in hospital discharge rates per 100.000 inhabitants for oral diseases in Ecuador, period 2000–2023.
The figures represent crude rates per 100.000 for different populations: (A) total population; (B) male population; (C) female population; (D) population of 0–9 years; (E) population of 10–19 years; (F) population of 20–64 years; (G) population over 64 years; (H) population of the Andean; (I) population of the Coast; and (J) population of the Amazon.
Table 4.
Joinpoint analysis for hospital discharge rates for oral diseases in Ecuador, period 2000–2023.
Fig 3.
Temporal trends in hospital discharge rates per 100.000 inhabitants by group of causes of oral diseases in Ecuador before the pandemic, period 2000–2023.
The figures represent crude rates per 100.000 inhabitants for different groups of causes of oral groups: (A) Malignant tumors of the head, face and neck; (B) Cleft palate; (C) Cleft lip; (D) Other diseases of the jaws; (E) Dental development disorders and eruption; (F) Salivary gland diseases; (G) Cellulitis and mouth abscess; (H) Benign tumors of the head, face and neck; (I) Dentofacial anomalies (including malocclusion); (J) Diseases of the lips and disorders of the oral mucosa and pharynx.