O Mundo da Saúde (Oct 2020)

Assessment of the oral health condition of patients admitted to the wards of the Agreste Regional Hospital of Caruaru, PE

  • Maurício da Rocha Costa,
  • Nayade Serpa Tôrres,
  • Amanda Nayara da Silva Ferreira,
  • Jaynne Karla Batista Lima,
  • José Eudes de Lorena Sobrinho,
  • Angéllica Falcão Leite

Journal volume & issue
Vol. 44
pp. 642 – 652

Abstract

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Hospitalized patients usually neglect oral hygiene, resulting in the accumulation of dental biofilm, which can lead to periodontal and other diseases, aggravating their health condition systemically, and consequently increasing the length of hospital stay. Thus, this study aimed to verify the oral hygiene conditions of patients admitted to the wards of the Agreste Regional Hospital (ARH) of Caruaru, Pernambuco. Data collection took place through the application of a questionnaire and intraoral examinations. In the analysis, the data were entered into an EXCEL spreadsheet and the statistical calculations were obtained using the IMB SPSS program in version 23. 13.86 DMF-T was found, considered very high, and of this total the component “missing teeth” showed a higher average. There was also a greater number of decayed teeth in the average DMF-T for those who do not have piped water, 77.4% had dental calculus, and only 3.2% had changes in their mucosa, demonstrating the importance of hospital dentistry, where dental surgeons can act from prevention to treatment.

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