Social, Educational and Dental Profiles of Brazilian Patients with Special Needs Attended at a Center for Dental Specialties
Pesqui. bras. odontopediatria clín. integr
; 19(1): 3819, 01 Fevereiro 2019. tab
Artículo
en Inglés
| LILACS, BBO
| ID: biblio-998189
Biblioteca responsable:
BR1264.1
ABSTRACT
Objective:
To identify the profiles of patients with special needs attended at a Center for Dental Specialties. Material andMethods:
This was a cross-sectional and quantitative study using an inductive approach, and a comparative and statistical procedure for analysis of the patients with special needs. Information concerning socioeconomic, medical and dental conditions was collected. The data were analyzed using IBM SPSS, adopting a significance level of 5%.Results:
It was observed that 58.6% of the users were males, single (54.7%), in the age group from 19 to 59 years (41.1%), being 97.4% without schooling. The most frequent clinical diagnoses were deviations in intelligence (18.4%), behavioral deviations (18.4%) and physical defects (17.9%). We observed for oral health the presence of gingivitis (33.0%), and healthy gums (47.8%); the presence of caries (64.9%), with restored teeth (28.5%), and edentulism (12.3%). Dental intervention procedures were initiated with emphasis on fluoride applications (39.7%) and subgingival scraping (34.9%). Topical fluoride applications (p=0.010) and prophylaxis (p=0.010) were realized in patients without autism. Also, prophylaxis (p=0.007) was more frequently performed and gingival alterations were more often verified (p=0.020) in patients without Down's syndrome.Conclusion:
The users of the patients with special needs dental service can be generally described as male, single, aged between 19 and 54 years, with the special conditions of intelligence and behavioral deviation.
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Colección:
Bases de datos internacionales
Base de datos:
LILACS
Contexto en salud:
Agenda de Salud Sostenible para las Américas
Tema en salud:
Objetivo 11: Desigualdades e inequidades en la salud
Asunto principal:
Especialidades Odontológicas
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Brasil
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Salud Bucal
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Personas con Discapacidad
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Servicios de Salud Dental
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Servicios de Salud para Personas con Discapacidad
Tipo de estudio:
Estudio observacional
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Estudio de prevalencia
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Estudio pronóstico
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Factores de riesgo
Aspecto:
Equidad y inequidad
Límite:
Adulto
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Femenino
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Humanos
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Masculino
País/Región como asunto:
America del Sur
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Brasil
Idioma:
Inglés
Revista:
Pesqui. bras. odontopediatria clín. integr
Asunto de la revista:
Odontología
Año:
2019
Tipo del documento:
Artículo
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