The importance of hospital dentistry: oral health status in hospitalized patients
| Autor: | Letícia Marçal Ruthes Belon, Marcelo Sávio Paiva do Amaral Filho, Andressa de Nadai, C. Amaral, Fabiana Gouveia Straioto, Elza Aparecida da Silva |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
Hospitalized patients media_common.quotation_subject Dentistry Oral health Oral hygiene 03 medical and health sciences Hospital dental team 0302 clinical medicine stomatognathic system Hygiene medicine 030212 general & internal medicine Abscess General Dentistry media_common 030504 nursing business.industry DMFT Index medicine.disease Endodontics Dental care lcsh:RK1-715 stomatognathic diseases Oral Health lcsh:Dentistry 0305 other medical science business |
| Zdroj: | RGO-Revista Gaúcha de Odontologia v.66 n.1 2018 RGO-Revista Gaúcha de Odontologia Faculdade São Leopoldo Mandic (FSLM) instacron:FSLM RGO: Revista Gaúcha de Odontologia, Vol 66, Iss 1, Pp 35-41 (2018) |
| Popis: | Objective: This research study aimed to evaluate the oral health status and the need for dental treatment in hospitalized patients, analyzing the importance of dentistry in hospitals. Therefore, the goal of this research study was to evaluate the oral health status, the need for dental intervention and the patient’s opinion about the importance of having dental surgeons in hospital settings. Methods: 103 hospitalized patients were evaluated considering the DMFT index, gingival condition, visible biofilm index, and the need for invasive dental treatment. Volunteers were also asked about their opinion considering the importance of dentistry in hospital settings. Results: 68.9% of volunteers were male subjects and 31.1% female subjects. The mean DMFT was 17.9 and 96.1% of subjects had their oral hygiene kit with when came to hospital, 97.1% of subjects stated that the presence of dental surgeons is necessary in the hospital setting and 63.1% of subjects presented poor biofilm removal. The need for invasive dental treatment was as follows: restorations (68.9%), extractions (40.8%), endodontics (23.3%), dental pain (26.2%) and presence of abscess (7,8%). Conclusion: Oral health and hygiene status of patients were classified as poor and most of patients showed the need for invasive dental treatment. The majority of patients reported that dental care is very important in hospitals settings. |
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