Search

Copyright of Saúde e Sociedade is the property of Universidade de Sao Paulo, Faculdade de Saude Publica and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites or posted to a listserv without the copyright holder's express written permission. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. This abstract may be abridged. No warranty is given about the accuracy of the copy. Users should refer to the original published version of the material for the full abstract. (Copyright applies to all Abstracts.)

Describe the prevalence of tooth loss in adolescents in the city of Fortaleza, Ceará. This is a descriptive, observational, cross-sectional, quantitative study, having as its population 59 adolescents from a public school. Data were collected by means of oral exams and questionnaire, tabulated in Microsoft Excel 2010 and statistically analyzed using SPSS 22.0 software. Pearson's chi-square and Fisher's exact tests were used with a 5% significance level. The prevalence of tooth loss was 28.8%, not being associated with gender or brushing frequency. The maxillary second molars were the most affected (16.67% and 13.3%, respectively). The prevalence of tooth loss was high when compared to the last national epidemiological survey. Public health policies that contribute to changing this reality are needed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Copyright of Revista Ciência & Saúde Coletiva is the property of Associacao Brasileira de Pos-Graduacao em Saude Coletiva and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites or posted to a listserv without the copyright holder's express written permission. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. This abstract may be abridged. No warranty is given about the accuracy of the copy. Users should refer to the original published version of the material for the full abstract. (Copyright applies to all Abstracts.)

This article reports a clinical case of a patient who lives in a condition of socioeconomic vulnerability and whose oral health was aggravated by this factor. The patient, a 27-year-old man, sought a primary health care unit in Fortaleza, Ceará, for dental treatment. After anamnesis and clinical examination, problems such as dental plaque, coronal destruction, pulp necrosis, and caries lesions were identified. The treatment consisted of plaque removal, extraction of damaged roots and dental elements, and referral to a specialized dental center. The treatment had positive effects in reducing the patient's discomfort and pain. It is concluded that primary oral health care can reduce individual and collective health problems, as well as promote strategies for better assistance to the local population. [Extracted from the article]

This article analyzes the profile of dental emergencies in the elderly at Dental Specialty Centers in the municipality of Fortaleza. The research was conducted at a Dental Specialty Center in Fortaleza, between January 2020 and June 2021, based on the records of the 24-hour emergency dentists. Out of the 8,728 patients treated, 932 were elderly, with an average age of 67.8 years. The main complaints reported by the elderly were swelling, pain, and abscess, totaling 81.1% of the cases. Periodontal diseases accounted for 1% of the complaints, and problems related to dental prostheses accounted for 3.8%. The most performed treatments were endodontic access (37.7%) and pulp capping (14.6%). The study highlights the need for preventive actions to preserve oral health and the quality of life of the elderly. [Extracted from the article]

Copyright of Revista Ciência & Saúde Coletiva is the property of Associacao Brasileira de Pos-Graduacao em Saude Coletiva and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites or posted to a listserv without the copyright holder's express written permission. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. This abstract may be abridged. No warranty is given about the accuracy of the copy. Users should refer to the original published version of the material for the full abstract. (Copyright applies to all Abstracts.)

Copyright of Archives of Dental Science / Arquivos em Odontologia is the property of Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Faculdade de Odontologia and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites or posted to a listserv without the copyright holder's express written permission. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. This abstract may be abridged. No warranty is given about the accuracy of the copy. Users should refer to the original published version of the material for the full abstract. (Copyright applies to all Abstracts.)

Copyright of Revista Ciência & Saúde Coletiva is the property of Associacao Brasileira de Pos-Graduacao em Saude Coletiva and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites or posted to a listserv without the copyright holder's express written permission. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. This abstract may be abridged. No warranty is given about the accuracy of the copy. Users should refer to the original published version of the material for the full abstract. (Copyright applies to all Abstracts.)

Copyright of Saúde e Sociedade is the property of Universidade de Sao Paulo, Faculdade de Saude Publica and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites or posted to a listserv without the copyright holder's express written permission. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. This abstract may be abridged. No warranty is given about the accuracy of the copy. Users should refer to the original published version of the material for the full abstract. (Copyright applies to all Abstracts.)