Objective: To describe dental findings of kidney and liver, pre and post-transplant patients of an oral health care service from a Brazilian Southeast state. Material and Methods: A descriptive cross-sectional study was developed with a sample of patients attending the oral health care program for transplantation of Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais. Participants were divided into two groups according to the kind of transplantation-kidney or liver. Characteristics of the sample, sex (male/female), age (18-44; 45-54; 55-80), living region (Belo Horizonte, or outside), phase of transplantation (pre-Tx or post-Tx), and self-report of diabetes mellitus and hypertension were presented by frequencies. Dental caries experienced was measured by Decayed, Missing and Filled-Teeth (DMF-T) index. Results: 185 patients, kidney (46; 24.9%), and liver (139; 75.1%) were included. Mean DMFT was 18.3 (20.0). DMFT scores of males (18.7; 20.0), females (17.2; 18.0), pre-transplanted (18.3; 20.0), and post-transplanted (18.1; 20.0) were similar. The liver transplantation group (19.3; 20.0) showed higher caries experience comparing to kidney´s (15.2; 17.0). Conclusion: Dental caries experience was high in kidney and liver patients under transplantation therapy. This highlights the demand for treatment need in this population.
Objetivos: Foram realizados procedimentos cirúrgicos e endodônticos em pacientes pré e pós-transplante de fígado, acolhidos pelo Projeto Odontológico da Faculdade de Odontologia da Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais para Pacientes com Transplante de Fígado e investigadas as complicações relacionadas a esses procedimentos. Métodos: Informações sobre procedimentos endodônticos e cirúrgicos, complicações, contagem de plaquetas e RNI foram coletados dos prontuários odontológicos de março de 2012 a dezembro de 2019 de 271 pacientes. Resultados: Dos 271 prontuários odontológicos, 214 eram de indivíduos em fase pré-transplante hepático, 54 em fase pós-transplante hepático e 3 pacientes não registrados, 134 foram submetidos a procedimentos cirúrgicos e 54 à endodontia. Nove complicações foram registradas, todas referindo-se ao sangramento excessivo. Cinco foram relatados durante as exodontias, dois durante a raspagem subgengival e dois durante a remoção da sutura. Conclusões: O cuidado odontológico, fundamental para o aumento das chances de sucesso nos procedimentos de transplante, pode ser realizado desde que dentro de protocolos seguros. Dessa forma, em benefício da saúde dos pacientes, contribui com a redução dos riscos de complicações no processo, como as infecções que poderiam ser prevenidas.
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