Abstract

PASCHOAL, Marco Aurélio Benini et al. Urgency treatment profile of 0 to 12 year-old-children assisted at urgency dental service from Bauru Dental School, University of São Paulo. Odontol. Clín.-Cient. (Online) [online]. 2010, vol.9, n.3, pp.243-247. ISSN 1677-3888.

The attendance's records of children between 0 to 12 years old assisted at Urgency Dental Service (UDS) from Bauru Dental School, University of São Paulo were assessed in the period among the years 2004 and 2008, which only the records that containing all information completed about the patient or type of treatment were analyzed. The analyzed data were age, gender, main complaint, exams, performed treatment records and follow-up care. They were divided into two groups in relation to the involved injury: traumatic and non-traumatic. Data were plotted and submitted to a descriptive statistical analysis. Among the total of patients attended at UDS at this period of 60 months, 1236 (9.05%) were children, the majority was between 7 and 12 years old (62.78%). While traumatic lesions were the cause of 229 (18.52%) of treatments, the non-traumatic injuries were the cause of 1007 (81.47%). The treatment performed in both situations was done according to the indicated protocol for each case. Through this study it was concluded that dental caries was the most frequent lesion of the treatments provided by UDS, which indicates a higher need for oral health orientation of the population with emphasis in preventive measures.

Keywords : Emergency treatment; Dental care for children; Pediatric dentistry.

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