Perfil dos pacientes com necessidades especiais assistidos no projeto de extensão de radiologia da UFS/SE

Abstract

Introduction: Patients with special needs have changes physical, mental, sensory, growth, metabolic and / or systemic, hindering their oral hygiene and resulting in high rates of dental changes. Objective: To describe the epidemiological profile of patients with special needs attended the Radiology sector of the Department of Dentistry at the UFS. Objective: To describe the epidemiological profile of patients with special needs attended the Radiology sector of the Department of Dentistry at the UFS. Methods: Medical records of patients treated at the selected radiology design for special patients and collected data: age, sex, hygiene and harmful, type of caregiver, level of care, dental alterations and procedures performed. The sample comprised 93 patients of both sexes. Patients were grouped and ranked according to their primary health condition. Results: Of 93 patients treated, 54.8% were male and 45.2% female, aged 5-74 years; With respect to oral hygiene, 12.9% brushing teeth only once a day; 45.2% brush 2 times per day and 41.9% do brushing 3 times a day; 93.5% did not use dental floss and 7.5% used daily fluoride. Of the total sample, 76.4% had deleterious habits. Radiographically were found in 1150 dental changes. When it comes to dental procedures performed, 662 were on an outpatient basis and 293 were in hospitals. Conclusion: a prevalence of neurologically compromised patients was observed, and all had inadequate hygiene. Most patients had a deleterious habit. The evocative image of dental caries was the most frequent finding in panoramic radiographs. Among the procedures performed, restorations, followed by extractions were the most performed.