An investigationwas carried out to connect the masticatory function with the digestive disordersin patients that had the medical check-up at "Dr. Joaquín CastilloDuany" Military Teaching Hospital, in Santiago de Cuba, from January 2004to January 2005, by a descriptive cross-sectional study of 199 patients of bothsexes and different ages. A questionnaire was designed, tables were groupedand a statistical analysis was made. It was observed a predominance of digestivedisorders in the age group 60 and over, with lack of teeth and deficient masticatoryfunction. It was concluded that there was a significant relation between themasticatory function and the digestive disorders. It was recommended to extendthe study to all the health areas so as to use our knowledge for the benefitof the patients.
