The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic in Brazil: a study in tertiary dental care

Abstract The pandemic caused by coronavirus has resonated throughout different levels of health care in Brazil and, in this context, the present research aimed to evaluate this impact on tertiary dental care provided by the Unified Health System (SUS). Therefore, an ecological study was conducted with data obtained from the Hospital Information System processed by the Portal of the Department of Informatics of SUS. The sample consisted of patients of all sexes and age groups, whose Hospital Admission Authorizations (AIHs) were approved for dental tertiary care procedures from January 2015 to December 2020. Descriptive analyses and the ANOVA test with a significance level set at p < 0.05 were used. When the annual mean numbers of AIHs approved were evaluated, findings showed that on an average, the Southeast region authorized a higher number of procedures (p-value < 0.001), however, in the pandemic year (2020), a reduction of approximately 24.5% of these hospitalizations occurred throughout Brazil, with the Midwest being the region most affected (32.12%). A percentage increase occurred in the Surgical Treatment of Oral sinus/Oral nasal Fistula (16.1%), in addition to a significant decrease in performing procedures for Resection of Mouth Lesion (33.4%). In the pandemic year, there was a reduction of 14% in expenditures related to hospital services and 23.26% related to professional services. It was concluded that the data presented demonstrated a significant reduction in AIHs for tertiary dental care in the pandemic year.

Deslocamento de resto radicular no seio maxilar devido a manobras incorretas de exodontia: um relato de caso / Displacing of the dental root into the Maxillary Sinus due to incorrect handling for extraction: A Case Report

O deslocamento de corpos estranhos para o interior dos seios maxilares constitui um acidente raro, e que o Cirurgião-dentista necessita de cuidados especiais. O tratamento indicado para este tipo de acidente é a remoção do corpo estranho, evitando futuras infecções. O presente trabalho objetiva descrever um caso clinico-cirúrgico de um paciente que teve introduzido no seio maxilar um resto radicular por um cirurgião-dentista, de forma acidental. O paciente procurou um Cirurgião Buco- Maxilo-Facial, onde já haviam sido solicitados os exames imaginológicos de Tomografia Computadorizada, radiográficos e exames pré-operatórios de rotina para posterior remoção do corpo estranho pela técnica de Caldwell-Luc... (AU)

The displacement of foreign bodies into the maxillary sinus is a rare accident, and that Dentistry needs special care. The recommended treatment for this kind of accident is the removal of the foreign body, preventing future infections. This paper aims to describe a clinical case surgery a patient who had introduced into the maxillary sinus a remnant root for a dentistry, accidentally. The patient sought a Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon, which had been ordered imaging tests Computed Tomography, radiographic and preoperative routine for subsequent removal of the foreign body through Caldwell-Luc... (AU)

Adenoma pleomórfico de parótida: relato de caso / Pleomorphic Adenoma of Parotid: Case Report

O adenoma pleomórfico de glândula parótida, é uma lesão relativamente comum, tendo prevalência de aproximadamente 70% dos casos confirmados. A parótida é a glândula salivar mais afetada. A variedade de estruturas histológicas encontradas relacionadas a determinados comportamentos clínicos, ainda não pode ser comprovada. Esse trabalho tem como objetivo relatar um caso de adenoma pleomórfico encontrado em paciente do gênero feminino, leucoderma, na quinta década de vida, que tem seu desenvolvimento há aproximadamente dois anos. Foi realizada enucleação da lesão com sua cápsula íntegra. A proservação é de dois sem indícios clínicos de recidiva... (AU)

Pleomorphic adenoma of parotid gland, is a relatively common injury, with prevalence of approximately 70% of confirmed cases. Parotid gland is salivary gland most affected by pathology. Variety of histological structures found related to specific clinical behaviors cannot be proven yet. The aim of this paper is to present a pleomorphic adenoma, found in a female patient, leucoderma, in the fith decade of life, having its development there about two years. We performed enucleation of the lesion with its intact capsule. Proservation is two years without clinical evidence of recurrence... (AU)