Necessidade da inclusão da odontologia no programa de triagem neonatal do HU-UFS

Abstract

Objective: Investigate the buccal healthy of the inserted children in the neonatal screening program from HU-UFS, to justify the inclusion of the Odontology in this program. Methods: It was made an epidemiological survey using the CPO-D and ceo-d indexes, as recommended by the World Healthy Organization (WHO), and a social-economic questionnaire in a sample of 120 children diagnosed with congenital hypothyroidism, phenylkitonuria, hemoglobinopathies and cystic fibrosis of both sexes, in an age group from 3 to 12 years-old 2016. The evaluation was made by only one calibrated examiner. Results: After an analysis of the data, it was verified that the ceo-d index was equal to 1,8 and the CPO-D was equal to 1,7. The cavity’s prevalence is 69% in this group. It was observed the increased incidence of cavity in children who lives in the inland of the state. It was verified a significant relation between the cavity’s prevalence and the indicators of the social-economic development with the familiar income and responsables’s education. Conclusion: In the present study, it was verified the need of the Odontology treatment in the children attended in the neonatal screening.