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Objetivo: Avaliar o conhecimento em saúde bucal na primeira infância de pais e/ou responsáveis por pré-escolares de quatro creches comunitárias do município de Porto Alegre-RS. Método: Estudo transversal e observacional. A amostra foi composta por 250 pais e/ou responsáveis, sendo a coleta dos dados realizada mediante questionário fechado e estruturado, contendo tópicos relacionados aos conceitos básicos de saúde bucal, métodos de higiene e prevenção às doenças bucais. Resultados: A maioria dos pais e/ou responsáveis possuía algum conhecimento sobre saúde bucal na primeira infância, sendo este advindo da mídia; grande parte dos mesmos acredita que as atividades de educação em saúde bucal para bebês previnem as doenças bucais e reconhecem a cárie como uma destas doenças, no entanto desconhecem a etiologia e as formas de transmissão dos agentes causadores da cárie. Conclusão: Verifica-se a necessidade da inserção das equipes de saúde bucal dentro das pré-escolas, promovendo a saúde bucal das crianças em época oportuna, ao mesmo tempo em que fornece aos pais e/ou responsáveis o conhecimento necessário à aquisição e manutenção de hábitos saudáveis por toda a família, determinando o sucesso dos programas de promoção de saúde bucal.
Objective: To evaluate the knowledge of oral health in the early childhood of parents and/or caregivers of preschoolers attending four public day care centers in the city of Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil. Method: This investigation was an observational transversal study. The sample comprised 250 parents and/or caregivers and the data were collected from a closed and structured questionnaire that contained topics referring to basic concepts of oral health, oral hygiene measures and oral disease prevention. Results: Most parents and/or caregivers had some knowledge of oral health in the early childhood, which came from the means of communication. Great part of interviewees believed that the educational activities in oral health for infants prevent oral diseases and acknowledged caries as one of these diseases. However, they were not aware of the transmission routes of the causative agents of caries. Conclusion: The study shows the need of including oral health teams in the day care centers in order to intervene at a proper time in the oral health of young children and instruct parents and/or caregivers on how to acquire and maintain healthy attitudes in the family, determining the success of oral health promotion programs.
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Humans , Male , Female , Child , Mouth Diseases/prevention & control , Education, Dental , Oral Hygiene/education , Oral Health , Pediatric Dentistry , Preventive Dentistry , Cross-Sectional Studies , Surveys and QuestionnairesABSTRACT
UNLABELLED: The Infant Clinic Program believes that oral care should begin within the first days of life in order to guarantee good oral health throughout life; however it has been observed that many dental professionals are not trained attend to this segment of the population. OBJECTIVES: The purpose of the Infant Clinic course is to offer the theoretical and practical knowledge that dentists need to know in order to offer education, prevention and curative treatments, providing comprehensive attention to infants and young children. METHODS: To evaluate the effectiveness of this Program, a longitudinal study was conducted with the children who participated in the Program during 2004 and 2005. The analysis was performed by first defining the profiles of 303 children before they came to the Infant Clinic, and comparing their oral status in 2004 and at the end of 2005 (12 months, Chi-square test, p < 0.01). RESULTS: Of the 303 children observed in 2004, 72.87% came to the clinic for maintenance of oral health, compared to 14.83% who had caries lesions. During the first clinical examination (2004), it was observed that 57% of the children had good plaque control, while 33% of children had poor or very bad plaque control. After 12 months (2005), an increase in good plaque control was observed in the children (77.28% with good plaque control, and 22.72%poor or very bad plaque control) (p < 0.01). Through the treatment of active lesions, we verified a decrease in active lesions (from 82% to 32%) (p < 0.01). These results show the effectiveness of the program's education, preventive and curative procedures. CONCLUSIONS: In addition to the positive experience of the Infant Clinic program, it was concluded that, with the support of treatment and parental education regarding healthy diet and oral hygiene for children, preventive procedures and curative treatment of existing lesions, oral health promotion for very young children was in fact achieved.
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Comprehensive Dental Care , Dental Care for Children , Health Status , Oral Health , Brazil , Cariostatic Agents/therapeutic use , Child, Preschool , Dental Caries/prevention & control , Dental Caries/therapy , Dental Plaque/prevention & control , Dental Restoration, Permanent , Feeding Behavior , Fluorides/therapeutic use , Follow-Up Studies , Health Education, Dental , Humans , Infant , Longitudinal Studies , Oral Hygiene , Preventive Dentistry , Tooth RemineralizationABSTRACT
O estado de saúde bucal de um indivíduo depende, em grande parte, do seu comportamento durante a sua existência. Através da capacitação da população para o reconhecimento do seu estado de saúde, bem como práticas de educação e prevenção, pode-se desenvolver uma consciência voltada para a aquisição emanutenção desta saúde. Para promover a saúde bucal da população infantil, prevenindo a cárie e a gengivite, é fundamental o seu reconhecimento como uma doença transmissível e multifatorial, porém passível de prevenção e controle, sendo fundamental que as políticas de saúde bucal tenham esta premissa em mente como meta a ser alcançada. O Tratamento Restaurador Atraumático - ART enquadra-se nesta filosofia por ser ancorado nos fundamentos de educação, prevenção e tratamento. Sendo assim, o presente estudo realizou um ensaio clínico de efetividade do ART, comparando as condições bucais iniciais de 55 pré-escolares de uma creche comunitária do município de Porto Alegre, inseridos no programa ART às condições bucais dos mesmos finalizado o programa. Ao final do estudo,observaram-se redução no índice ceos modificado, IPV e ISG em todas as faixas etárias, sendo este resultado estatisticamente significativo considerando toda a amostra estudada (Teste T de Student, p< 0,05)
