COVID-19: pesquisas em odontologia - revisão de literatura: COVID-19: dental research - literature Review

Desde o início de 2020 até os dias atuais, o mundo passa por um período pandêmico, onde afetou demais toda a população, de forma que surgiram muitas pesquisas focando no vírus do novo coronavírus. O COVID-19 aumentou as pesquisas com o intuito de prevenir o contágio e disseminação do vírus, visando novas políticas públicas para que fosse possível diminuir o número de pacientes afetados. A odontologia entrou para essa área pesquisadora também em diversas especialidades com o mesmo intuito. O objetivo desta revisão de literatura é situar o leitor sobre os objetivos atuais das pesquisas que até então foram realizadas, possibilitando um novo caminho para percorrer, auxiliando na escolha dos temas futuros. Foi realizada uma busca na plataforma online Pubmed, com os termos dentistry, COVID-19 e Oral cavity, encontrou-se 37 artigos em inglês, estes foram lidos e tabelados. Após as tabulações realizou-se os gráficos conforme a área de estudo, tipo de estudo e objetivo de estudo. Foi possível observar que 43% das pesquisas foram realizadas em Saúde coletiva, 43% foram do tipo experimental e 78% utilizaram humanos como objeto de estudo. Conclui-se que as pesquisas embasam a partir de uma base sólida e ajudam no fortalecimento das estratégias além de direcionar os leitores para novas áreas de pesquisas

Projeto UEM na região – saúde bucal buscando qualidade de vida através de ações Extensionistas

Trabalho apresentado no 31º SEURS - Seminário de Extensão Universitária da Região Sul, realizado em Florianópolis, SC, no período de 04 a 07 de agosto de 2013 - Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina.A saúde pode ser definida como estado de completo bem-estar físico, mental e social e não apenas ausência de doença. A sociedade, em geral, não considera doenças bucais comuns como ameaças imediatas à vida. No entanto, elas constituem problemas de saúde pública e podem levar a um impacto individual e comunitário, afetando a qualidade de vida, uma vez que a boca reflete o estado de saúde geral. Dentro desse contexto, o projeto UEM na Região- Saúde Bucal tem como objetivo melhorar as condições de saúde bucal dos pacientes de Maringá e toda a região, através de ações coletivas que visam a orientação da população quanto à higiene oral e possíveis doenças que possam acometer a boca. Para isso, são utilizados diferentes recursos como dramatização, vídeos, cartazes, recreações e atividades culturais e lúdicas. No decorrer de seus cinco anos de existência, o projeto atendeu 1530 pessoas, não compreendendo o público atendido entre o período de 2012 e 2013. Durante esse tempo, também foram elaborados materiais como cartilhas, livretes e fascículos, além de materiais apresentados em anais e congressos. Já passaram pelo projeto um total de 50 alunos até o ano de 2013, contemplando atualmente um grupo de onze acadêmicos que encontram-se voltados a assuntos como a inclusão social através da saúde bucal e o atendimento ao público adolescente, em especial aos em conflito com a lei e cumprimento de medidas socioeducativas. Em relação à saúde bucal, a promoção de saúde é um método eficaz na redução do impacto causado pelas doenças bucais, como a dor e o desconforto. Sendo assim, o referido projeto visa promover o aprendizado da população, aumentando sua qualidade de vida, além de colaborar para a formação científica, cultural e humana do acadêmico de odontologia

Use of a Questionnaire for Evaluation of Surgical Treatment of Masseter Muscle Hypertrophy: A Case Report

Masseter hypertrophy (MH) is an uncommon natural condition that affects the facial contour. The etiology is debatable, and complaints are usually cosmetic in nature. The diagnosis is essentially clinical and aided by imaging tests. Treatment is still controversial. The literature is relatively scarce in relation to information on MH, particularly in the evaluation of outcomes. Through questionnaires, the progress was observed in the evaluation of the outcomes of aesthetic procedures. Thus, the purpose of this paper is to apply a Facelift Outcome Evaluation (FOE) questionnaire to evaluate the outcomes of surgical treatment in a case of MH. A 23-year-old male presented to the clinic complaining of bullying due to his facial aesthetics. Clinical and imaging evaluation was performed, with the creation of surgical guides. The patient answered the FOE questionnaire pre- and postoperatively, with results of 12.5 and 100.00 respectively. This subjectively shows the success of the treatment. We suggest that a questionnaire applied exclusively to masseter hypertrophy should be developed, as well as studies for the development of muscle volume measurement protocols, aiming at a more specific evaluation of the surgical outcomes

Clinical Approach to External Cervical Resorption in the Anterior Teeth: A Case Report Study: Management of external cervical resorption

External cervical resorption (ECR) is a pathology that is difficult to diagnose early, and because it is often confused with root decay, it can be treated inadequately and even result in tooth loss. Currently, treatment does not have a defined protocol, being widely varied in the literature. This article proposes that cases of ECR should be treated individually, following different criteria, based on aspects related to the patient and the tooth involved. Furthermore, this work illustrates, through a case report, how a patient can present unique characteristics that require treatment to be case-dependent and should be discussed among a multidisciplinary team

ISARIC-COVID-19 dataset: A Prospective, Standardized, Global Dataset of Patients Hospitalized with COVID-19

The International Severe Acute Respiratory and Emerging Infection Consortium (ISARIC) COVID-19 dataset is one of the largest international databases of prospectively collected clinical data on people hospitalized with COVID-19. This dataset was compiled during the COVID-19 pandemic by a network of hospitals that collect data using the ISARIC-World Health Organization Clinical Characterization Protocol and data tools. The database includes data from more than 705,000 patients, collected in more than 60 countries and 1,500 centres worldwide. Patient data are available from acute hospital admissions with COVID-19 and outpatient follow-ups. The data include signs and symptoms, pre-existing comorbidities, vital signs, chronic and acute treatments, complications, dates of hospitalization and discharge, mortality, viral strains, vaccination status, and other data. Here, we present the dataset characteristics, explain its architecture and how to gain access, and provide tools to facilitate its use

Global economic burden of unmet surgical need for appendicitis

Background There is a substantial gap in provision of adequate surgical care in many low- and middle-income countries. This study aimed to identify the economic burden of unmet surgical need for the common condition of appendicitis. Methods Data on the incidence of appendicitis from 170 countries and two different approaches were used to estimate numbers of patients who do not receive surgery: as a fixed proportion of the total unmet surgical need per country (approach 1); and based on country income status (approach 2). Indirect costs with current levels of access and local quality, and those if quality were at the standards of high-income countries, were estimated. A human capital approach was applied, focusing on the economic burden resulting from premature death and absenteeism. Results Excess mortality was 4185 per 100 000 cases of appendicitis using approach 1 and 3448 per 100 000 using approach 2. The economic burden of continuing current levels of access and local quality was US $92 492 million using approach 1 and$73 141 million using approach 2. The economic burden of not providing surgical care to the standards of high-income countries was $95 004 million using approach 1 and$75 666 million using approach 2. The largest share of these costs resulted from premature death (97.7 per cent) and lack of access (97.0 per cent) in contrast to lack of quality. Conclusion For a comparatively non-complex emergency condition such as appendicitis, increasing access to care should be prioritized. Although improving quality of care should not be neglected, increasing provision of care at current standards could reduce societal costs substantially

Global economic burden of unmet surgical need for appendicitis

Background There is a substantial gap in provision of adequate surgical care in many low- and middle-income countries. This study aimed to identify the economic burden of unmet surgical need for the common condition of appendicitis. Methods Data on the incidence of appendicitis from 170 countries and two different approaches were used to estimate numbers of patients who do not receive surgery: as a fixed proportion of the total unmet surgical need per country (approach 1); and based on country income status (approach 2). Indirect costs with current levels of access and local quality, and those if quality were at the standards of high-income countries, were estimated. A human capital approach was applied, focusing on the economic burden resulting from premature death and absenteeism. Results Excess mortality was 4185 per 100 000 cases of appendicitis using approach 1 and 3448 per 100 000 using approach 2. The economic burden of continuing current levels of access and local quality was US $92 492 million using approach 1 and$73 141 million using approach 2. The economic burden of not providing surgical care to the standards of high-income countries was $95 004 million using approach 1 and$75 666 million using approach 2. The largest share of these costs resulted from premature death (97.7 per cent) and lack of access (97.0 per cent) in contrast to lack of quality. Conclusion For a comparatively non-complex emergency condition such as appendicitis, increasing access to care should be prioritized. Although improving quality of care should not be neglected, increasing provision of care at current standards could reduce societal costs substantially

The value of open-source clinical science in pandemic response: lessons from ISARIC

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