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O impacto do uso de substâncias psicoativas e suas repercussões na cavidade bucal: revisão integrativa

Rev. Ciênc. Plur; 7 (2), 2021
Introdução:O consumo de drogas pode promover consequências para o organismo, sobretudo a cavidade bucal. Objetivo:Verificar quais são as substâncias psicoativas mais utilizadas e suasmanifestações na cavidade bucal. Metodologia:Trata-se de uma revisão integrativa, realizadana base de dados Medica...

Prevalencia y Severidad de Caries Dental en los Niños Beneficiarios del Programa de Salud Oral Asociados a Escuelas de Chile

La caries es la enfermedad crónica más prevalente en niños constituyendo un problema de salud pública a nivel mundial. El objetivo de este estudio fue determinar la prevalencia y severidad de caries en niños y niñas pertenecientes al Programa de Salud Oral asociado a escuelas de la Junta Nacional d...

Validación de instrumentos evaluativos del conocimiento sobre salud bucodental
Validation of evaluative instruments of knowledge on oral health

Rev. medica electron; 43 (1), 2021
RESUMEN Introducción: el diseño de instrumentos de medición es un proceso complejo que exige una elaboración rigurosa para lograr la obtención de un test que responda a las exigencias que generó su construcción. La validez es un proceso que requiere seriedad, tiene gran importancia en la actuali...

Clinical and Social Variables Association on the Frequency of Intellectual Disability Persons to Dental Care

ABSTRACT Objective: To evaluate the association of oral health indicators and social variables on the frequency of visit to the dentist by persons with intellectual disability (ID). Material and Methods: The study comprised a sample consisting of 149 participants with ID, aged from 11 to 29 years, from...

The Role of an Individual's Perception of their Partner's Oral Health in Heterosexual Couples

Abstract Objective: To analyze the role of an individual's perception of their partner's oral health in heterosexual couples. Material and Methods: The exploratory study with a qualitative and quantitative approach and data were collected in households in 2015. The quantitative data were analyzed using...

Worse Caries Experience Does Not Lead to Worse Overall Health

ABSTRACT Objective: To analyze caries experience depending on periodontitis affection concomitant or not with cardiovascular risks or mental health issues with the hypothesis that worse accumulated caries experience is not necessarily the result of the presence of concomitant overall health issues. Mat...

Impact of Oral Conditions and Subjective Factors on Academic Performance

ABSTRACT Objective: To evaluate the influence of oral health clinical and non-clinical indicators on adolescents' academic performance. Material and Methods: A longitudinal design was performed with a random sample of 1,134 12-year-old Brazilian adolescents. In 2012, the adolescents were clinically ass...

Occurrence of Dental Trauma in a Group of Children with Autistic Spectrum Disorder

ABSTRACT Objective: To assess the occurrence of dental trauma in a group of children with Autistic Spectrum Disorder (ASD) in comparison to children without the disorder. Material and Methods: This is a cross-sectional study conducted at the Department of Children and Adolescents Health in the Departme...

Experiencia del programa de educación en salud bucal dirigido a personas mayores. Universidad CES, Medellín - Colombia 2019

Objetivo: describir la experiencia de educación en promoción y prevención en salud bucal desarrollada con un grupo de adultos mayores que participan en el programa “Vecinos Saludables”, del Hospital Pablo Tobón Uribe de la ciudad de Medellín. Métodos: se implementaron tres etapas, la primera pa...

Impact of Wearing Palatal Expanders on the Quality of Life of Children Aged 8 to 10 Years

ABSTRACT Objective: To assess the impact of wearing palatal expanders on the oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL) of children aged 8 to 10 years. Material and Methods: The sample consisted of 35 children aged 8 to 10 years treated at the orthodontics and pediatric dentistry outpatient clinics a...