Acidentes perfurocortantes entre acadêmicos de Odontologia / Accidents with cutting and piercing materials among Dentistry students

Os profissionais da saúde estão expostos aos mais diversos riscos ocupacionais durante a sua jornada de trabalhoeos cirurgiões-dentistas lideram o número de acidentes com materiais biológicos. Os atendimentos por acadêmicos de odontologia os deixam expostos aos riscos ocupacionais de forma semelhante aos profissionais da área. Este estudo teve o objetivo de avaliar prevalência e características dos acidentes com instrumentais perfurocortantesentre osacadêmicos de umcurso de Odontologia. Constatou-se prevalência de 28,85%de acidentes, com o maior percentual no 5° períodode curso,principalmente nasclínicas de Cirurgia e Endodontia. Apenas 20% dos afetados relataram a ocorrênciae a sonda exploradora foi o instrumental mais envolvido.Além disso,osacidentes ocorreram de forma igual no atendimento ao pacienteelavagem do instrumental. Portanto, faz-senecessário investimento em ações educativas e normativas permanentes para conscientização de acadêmicos sobre acidentes perfurocortantes (AU).

Health professionals are exposed to the most diverse occupational risks during their workday and dentists lead the number of accidents with biological materials. The assistance provided by dental students leaves them exposed to occupational risks in a similar way to professionals in the field. This study aimed to evaluate the prevalence and characteristics of accidents with cutting and piercing instruments among students of a Dentistry course. There was a prevalence of 28.85% of accidents, with the highest percentage in the 5th period of the course, mainly in the Surgery and Endodontics clinics. Only 20% of those affected reported the occurrence and the sickle probe was the instrument most involved. In addition, accidents occurred equally in patient care and washing of instruments. Therefore, it is necessary to invest in permanent educational and normative actions to raise the awareness of students about needlestick injuries (AU).

Association between maloclusion and self-perception of oral aesthetics in adolescents

Aim: To evaluate the aesthetic self-perception capacity of adolescents from public schools regarding the presence of oral alterations from malocclusions. Methods: Cross-sectional and quantitative study with 374 adolescents between 16 and 18 years old, belonging to public schools in the city of Parnaíba, Piauí. The adolescents were separated by gender (male and female) and examined for malocclusions. The problem identified for each participant was recorded for later comparison of the influence of its presence with aesthetic self-perception. Then, all adolescents, including those who demonstrated normal occlusion during the clinical evaluation, answered a questionnaire containing eight questions about their perception of their own smile and its impact on their interpersonal relationships. Self-perception was also analyzed by comparing the responses of those with normal occlusion with that of malocclusion individuals. Student's t-tests were used to verify if there was a difference between the groups. Results: The most prevalent malocclusions after clinical examination were midline deviations, crowding and diastemas, and the ones that most scored in the adolescents' perception were crowding, misalignment and diastemas. Conclusion: The adolescents were able to perceive the aesthetic alterations resulting from malocclusions, being determinants of dissatisfaction when smiling. They were not ashamed to smile, did not consider that the ideal smile would improve their self-esteem and that misaligned teeth would not interfere with flirting and interpersonal relationships