Conhecimento das colaboradoras de uma instituição de sobre atendimento odontológico durante a gravidez

Abstract

There are many beliefs, taboos and myths about dental care in pregnancy. OBJECTIVE: to evaluate the collaborators' knowledge about oral changes and the need for dental treatment during pregnancy. METHODOLOGY: This was a cross-sectional study. Active female collaborators who worked at the educational institution in 2017 were included in the study. Collaborators who were absent from college at the time were excluded from the study. The data were collected through an interview through an individual questionnaire composed of objective questions that addressed the knowledge of female collaborators, performed by a single evaluator, then a descriptive analysis of the data was performed, presenting them with absolute values and percentages. RESULTS: Ninety-six female collaborators participated in the survey (response rate 88.9%). It was found that only 25% correctly answered all the questions. 58.3% answered that pregnancy caused problems in the teeth. The most cited problem was dental sensitivity. Among those who answered that some procedure could be performed, the most reported procedure was tooth cleaning (91.7%). CONCLUSION: It is possible for pregnant women to undergo dental treatments. Difficulties are still encountered in the dental care of pregnant women.

Ações Intersetoriais Realizadas Pelos Agentes Comunitários De Saúde Em Presidente Kennedy – Es

“…Essa situação tem sido motivada pela existência de várias barreiras. As principais são aquelas relacionadas à política pública, aos serviços, ao profissional de saúde e à gestante (NEVES, 2013;PINTO, 2015;FERREIRA et al, 2016;NOGUEIRA, 2018;FAQUIM et al, 2018;RODRIGUES et al, 2018;MARTINELLI et al, 2020).…”

“…O desconhecimento contribui também para que a gestante tenha preocupações sobre a segurança fetal durante os procedimentos odontológicos, crenças e mitos sobre os efeitos inevitáveis da gravidez na saúde bucal e a falta de consciência da importância de uma boa saúde bucal para a gestação (PINDARILHO, 2011;NEVES, 2013;PINTO, 2015;FERREIRA et al, 2016;NOGUEIRA, 2018;FAQUIM et al, 2018;RODRIGUES et al, 2018;MARTINELLI et al, 2020).…”

“…A promoção da saúde comunitária é considerada essencial e ênfase especial deve ser colocada na remoção dos medos e tabus sobre a gravidez e tratamentos orais. O reconhecimento da importância da avaliação odontológica para o acompanhamento prénatal torna-se imprescindível (NEVES, 2013;NOGUEIRA, 2018;BERNARDI et al, 2019).…”

Oral health promotion during pregnancy: a literature review

“…One of the main factors that lead pregnant women not to seek dental treatment is the fear that treatment could harm the health of their baby. According to Andrade et., (2019) studies on dental prenatal care obtained a rate of 86.6% of pregnant women who were unaware of the topic addressed and stated that treatment in the gestational period was contraindicated. Therefore, the lack of information that pregnant women presented proves that there is a need to prioritize these pregnant women in dental care programs (Miguel et al, 2019).…”

“…In fact, this is a myth, since the minerals presented in the teeth are in the form of crystals, so there can be no systemic circulation (Miguel et al, 2019). Thus, Andrade et al, (2019) report that pregnancy will not cause this problem, but bad habits cause oral problems, such as the intake of cariogenic foods, reducing thes numbers of toothbrushes and poor oral hygiene.…”