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BALLESTRERI, Ricardo; WISOSKI DAL SANTO, Glaziella; LETICIA FREDDO, Silvia  e  ALENCAR LUCIETTO, Deison. Oral health habits in children admitted to the Children's Hospital in the city of Chapecó, Santa Catarina, Brazil. RFO UPF [online]. 2016, vol.21, n.3, pp.300-305. ISSN 1413-4012.

Maintaining the oral health of hospitalized pediatric patients appears to be of great importance for their systemic condition, due to the mutual relationship between oral diseases and systemic infections. Objective: this cross-sectional, descriptive, and quantitative study aimed to evaluate the oral health habits of children and the oral health perceptions of caregivers, in order to understand the importance of oral hygiene during hospital stay, differentiating it from other characteristics such as family and school life. Subjects and method: the subjects of the research were children - represented by their caregivers, admitted to the inpatient ward of the Children's Hospital of Chapecó, SC, Brazil, from May to December of 2014. A self-administered questionnaire on socioeconomic, oral health, and general health variables was provided to the parents or guardians. Data were analyzed using the SPSS software version 19.0. Results: the results show that the leading cause of hospitalization was the diagnosis of pneumonia (37.6%). Mothers were the most frequent group at hospital monitoring (78.5%). About 30% of hospitalized children had already been through episodes of hospitalization and 59.4% reported that no one had explained them the consequences of the disease for which they were admitted. Only 8% received instructions from the dental surgeon regarding the relationship between the disease and the oral health condition. Conclusion: a low adherence to oral hygiene care was observed, as well as a great disregard for oral health in the context of hospitalization.

Palavras-chave : Oral Health; Interdisciplinary Team; Dental surgeon; Children.

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