BOTELHO, Adriana Maria; TAVANO, Karine Taís Aguiar; AZEVEDO, Débora Morais de    GOMES, Miriam Cristina. Most frequent iatrogenies in dentistry: why not avoiding them?. RGO, Rev. gaúch. odontol. (Online) []. 2011, 59, 1, pp. 19-24. ISSN 1981-8637.

Objetivo The term iatrogenic concerns any disorder caused to the patient by inappropriate practice, which intends to solve some kind of problem and, as a consequence may lead to some pathogens. This paper presents, through a literature review, the most common iatrogenic factors in Dentistry, due to clinical restorative procedures. It also presents the damages caused by those factors in the oral cavity, as well as the most appropriate ways of avoid them. One of the aspects to be considered is the increasing number of prosecutions against dental surgeons, which makes necessary to be very careful when doing that kind of job. The knowledge of restorative techniques and materials together with the appropriate clinical practice provide satisfactory results, thus avoiding injury in patients.

: Dental restoration failure.; Iatrogenic disease.; Tooth injuries..