Cárie precoce da infância: práticas preventivas e modalidades de tratamento
Cárie precoce da infância: práticas preventivas e modalidades de tratamento
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.22533/at.ed.562122411107
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Palavras-chave: Cárie Dentária, Odontopediatria, Assistência Odontológica e Criança.
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Keywords: Dental Caries, Pediatric Dentistry, Dental Care and Child.
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Abstract: Objective: To present the theme of caries in the pediatric population, as well as to identify the factors that influence its occurrence and the treatments cited in the literature. Literature review: The prevalence of caries disease in the deciduous dentition, according to preliminary data from SB Brasil (2020), shows that at 5 years of age, there is a percentage of 82.9% of decayed teeth, followed by 12.9% restored, thus revealing a scenario of the extent of childhood caries in our country. As far as treatments are concerned, several are mentioned in the literature, depending on the extent of the lesion, ranging from fluoride therapy and fluoride varnishes for remineralizing initial lesions, minimally invasive treatments such as Atraumatic Restorative Treatment (ART), to more invasive treatments such as endodontics or extractions. Final Considerations: Despite the decrease in the prevalence of dental caries in recent decades, it is still an active problem, especially in underdeveloped 1 Centro Universitário Brasileiro (UNIBRA), Recife - PE. 2 Universidade de Pernambuco (UPE), Recife - PE. SUBMETIDO EM: 7/2024 | ACEITO EM: 7/2024 | PUBLICADO EM: 10/2024 Revista Eletrônica Acervo Saúde | ISSN 2178-2091 REAS | Vol. 24(10) | DOI: https://doi.org/10.25248/REAS.e17875.2024 Página 2 de 10 countries. For this reason, a multidisciplinary preventive approach is extremely important, especially when it comes to childhood, given the impact on children's health in the long term.
- Rafaela Brito Vasconcelos
- Emylly Evyn Oliveira da Silva Matos Lima1
- Gabriel Ronnier de Alencar Oliveira
- Giovanna de Lima Silva1,
- Luiz Antônio Evangelista da Silva1
- Suellen Mariana Vieira Borba1,
- Victor Cavalcanti dos Santos,
- Tallita Silva de Assunção1
- Mayara Pedroza da Conceição
- José Antenor Ribeiro Campos Neto1