Sílvia Helena de Carvalho Sales Peres

Polarização da cárie dentária em adolescentes, na região sudoeste do Estado de São Paulo, Brasil

In most Brazilian cities, oral health is still a challenge for the Brazilian Health System (SUS). The aim of this study was to analyze the prevalence of dental caries (DMFT index), the differences with regard to gender and geographic localization, Significant Caries Index and the percentages of caries-free adolescents in Itai-SP - Brazil, in 2006. The methodology used was in agreement with the criteria established by the WHO. The sample was composed of 178 teen-agers, corresponding to 46% of the 12-years-old registered in the schools of the city. One single examiner performed the examination. The Kappa test method was used with an agreement rater of 0.95. The DMTF index was of 2.45, SiC of 5.08 and 30% of the adolescents were caries-free. It was observed that 70% of caries cases were concentrated in 34% of the adolescents. The data obtained showed a polarization of dental caries in 12-years-old adolescents, but this polarization was not uniform. The problems are concentrated in a small portion of the population.

Interfaces between bariatric surgery and oral health: a longitudinal survey.

PURPOSE To evaluate oral changes, such as dental caries, periodontal disease, dental wear and salivary flow in bariatric patients. Fifty four obese patients who underwent bariatric surgery were studied before (n=54), up after 3 months (n=24) and 6 months (n=16). METHODS Indices for evaluating oral conditions were: DMFT, CPI, DWI and salivary flow. OIDP questionnaire was used to assess the impact of oral health on quality of life. ANOVA and Spearman correlation were used (p<0.05). RESULTS DMFT was 17.6 ± 5.7, 18.4 ± 4.1 and 18.3 ± 5.5 (P>0.05), presence of periodontal pockets in 50%, 58% and 50% of patients (p>0.05), tooth wear in dentin present in 81.5%, 87.5% and 87.5% before, 3 and 6 months after surgical treatment respectively. There were differences between the three periods for prevalence and severity of dental wear (p = 0.012). Salivary flow was 0.8 ± 0.5 ml/min before surgery, 0.9 ± 0.5 ml/min for 3 months and 1.1 ± 0.5m/min for 6 months (p>0.05). The impact of oral health on quality of life decreased with time after bariatric surgery (p= 0.029). CONCLUSION The lifestyle changes after bariatric surgery and these changes may increase the severity of pre-existing dental problems. However, these alterations in oral health did not influence the quality of life.

A contribuição de estudos transversais na área da linguagem com enfoque em afasia

BACKGROUND: one of the most widely delineations used in epidemiological research is the cross-sectional study. It consists of a very useful tool for describing characteristics of the population and identifying risk groups. Considering aphasia as a disintegration of language, it is necessary to understand the dissociations and relevant commitments. PURPOSE: to analyze epidemiological studies that analyzed cross-sectional changes in adult aphasic patients in order to investigate their main manifestations. CONCLUSION: the cross-sectional studies show ways to understand how this change in health covers signs and symptoms. Whereas the language, for being a privileged mean of communication for the aphasic people, the loss of this instrument becomes a source of isolation and loneliness. Thus, the identification of individuals with aphasia may contribute to accurate diagnosis, confirming the understanding of speech pathology findings on language and assisting in the rehabilitation. But, these scientific evidences should be effected at all longitudinal studies in order to support the creation of new techniques and strategies for recovering the injured brain, favoring the improvement of communication and in consequence the interactivity.

Odontologia desportiva – proposta de um protocolo de atenção à saúde bucal do atleta

A consulta ao cirurgiao-dentista deve fazer parte do protocolo inicial e periodico de atencao a saude para pratica esportiva. Inicialmente, a odontologia privilegiava o atleta atraves do uso do protetor bucal, principalmente em esportes de contato fisico com o adversario para prevenir traumatismos. Atualmente, a atencao deve ser mais ampla para promover a saude, aumentar o rendimento fisico do atleta e nao somente prevenir traumatismos. Propoe-se aqui, baseado em uma revisao de literatura, um protocolo de atencao a saude bucal do atleta em um ciclo de quatro fases. Na primeira, a eliminacao de focos infecciosos, na segunda, o tratamento ortodontico conjugado ao da respiracao bucal. A terceira fase contempla a reabilitacao bucal e na ultima indica-se a manutencao e o controle do padrao de saude bucal alcancado por meio de educacao em saude bucal e atencao preventiva. Nao se deve olvidar que a atencao a saude do esportista deve ser observada de forma multidisciplinar e a odontologia deve fazer parte desta atuacao em saude. Termos de indexacao : Mercado de trabalho. Atleta. Saude bucal. ABSTRACT The dentistry practice must be part of a protocol in the beginning and periodically of the health attention before and during sports practice. First of all, the dentist used to privilege the athlete only with custom-made mouthguard, mainly in contact sports with the aim of prevention of trauma. Now a day, this attention must be higher to promote health, get the athletic rates to the limit and not only prevent trauma. A proposal has been given here, based in a literature review, as a protocol of oral health attention into a cycle of four moments. Firstly, the elimination of infectious sites must be done. Secondly, oral breathing and malocclusion treatment is indicated. In the third moment, oral rehabilitation treatment and in the last, maintenance and control of oral health reached will be done through oral education and preventive dentistry. Sports health attention is a multidisciplinary area and dentistry is a part of it. Indexing terms : Job market. Athletes. Oral health.

Presence of Serum Ferritin before and after Bariatric Surgery: Analysis in Dentate and Edentulous Patients

Society has changed its own lifestyle, specially its eating habits and physical activities, leading to excessive weight and a sedentary behavior, which has contributed to obesity increase. Bariatric surgery is the most effective treatment to obesity, allowing weight loss and its maintenance. However, it has been related high levels of iron deficiency after surgery. A person’s nutritional status might be affected by total or partial tooth loss. The aim of this longitudinal prospective cohort study was to evaluate the levels of serum ferritin before and after bariatric surgery and to identify if there is a relation with tooth loss. The sample was composed of 50 patients selected and assisted at Amaral Carvalho Hospital, located in Jaú city, Brazil. The use and necessity of prosthesis, dental absence or presence, and serum ferritin dosage were evaluated. Student’s t test, Univariate analysis, Chi-square and Odds Ratio were adopted (p<0.05). There was no significant difference regarding the serum ferritin levels between dentate and edentulous patients prior to surgery (p = 0.436). After surgery, the serum ferritin levels were higher in edentulous patients (prosthesis users) when compared to the pre-surgical levels, and the post-surgical levels presented significant difference regarding the dentate patients (p = 0.024). It can be concluded that rehabilitated patients in postoperative period showed better levels of serum ferritin after surgical intervention.