Prevalence of Oral Lesions in Hospitalized Patients with Infectious Diseases in Northern Brazil

The aim of this study was to assess the prevalence of oral lesions in infectious-contagious diseases patients being treated in the University Hospital of the Federal University of Pará, northern Brazil. One hundred seven patients with infectious diseases were clinically investigated for oral lesions at the University Hospital of Pará, northern Brazil. From total sample, most patients were men (65.7%) with a mean age of 45.4 years. About prevalence of systemic diseases, tuberculosis was the most frequent illness, followed by AIDS, hepatitis types B and C, leishmaniasis, and meningitis. Analyzing oral manifestations, periodontal diseases and candidiasis were the most prevalent diseases in both genders, followed by recurrent aphthous ulcers, saburral tongue, simplex herpes, and squamous cell carcinoma. Of all 107 patients, only 10 males and 6 females did not present any oral manifestation. There was no statistical difference between genders with any systemic condition (P>0.05). The great prevalence of oral manifestations in hospitalized patients with systemic disorder emphasizes the need of integral dental care in this context, aiming at a multidisciplinary approach of patients. Therefore, presence of some oral conditions, such as candidiasis, should be an alert to different systemic conditions, once in assistance with physicians; dentists can influence the early diagnosis and treatment

Oral health care in primary care attention: Experience from two facilities of Porto Alegre – Rio Grande do Sul

Objetivo: estabelecer o perfil de utilização dos serviços odontológicos nas Unidades de Saúde SESC e NSA do Grupo Hospitalar Conceição. Materiais e métodos: analisou-se o relatório do Sistema de Informação-SIS das consultas odontológicas (meses junho a agosto/2011). As variáveis foram: características sócio-demográficas (idade, gênero e microárea), motivo da consulta (CID-10) e tipo de consulta ambulatorial: consulta programada ou consulta não programada. Resultados: na US NSA prevaleceu os usuários do gênero feminino, faixa etária 35-44 anos, proveniente da microárea NSA3; o acesso aos serviços odontológicos foi por consultas programadas, e o código CID-10 K02 foi o mais freqüente. Na US SESC destaca-se de diferente a faixa etária de 0-11 anos e maior utilização do código CID-10 Z01.2. Conclusão: Os achados demonstram que é possível utilizar os dados do SIS para conhecer o perfil de utilização e a partir destes organizar o acesso em SB, baseado nos princípios APS.Aim: Describe the dental service utilization profile from US NSA and US SESC – Grupo Hospitalar Conceição. Materials and methods: The study evaluated a Sistema de Informações –SIS’ report obtained from dental appointments (June and August 2011. The variables were: demographic (age, gender and territory), aim of appointment (ICD-10) and type of it (booked or urgent). Results: Most patients from US NSA were women, age 35-44 years, coming from the area NSA3; seeking for booked appointments for treating dental caries. At US SESC, most patients were women, age 0-11 years, from the area SESC2, with a greater rate of booked appointments and utilization for complete dental exam/dental appointment to children 0-3 years. Conclusion: The results show that increasing the use of SIS data for Dentistry can support the upgrading of resource distribution and management of oral health care in accordance with the principles of Primary Care Attention

Impact of public health and higher education policies on the profile of final-year Brazilian dental students : challenges and future developments

Introduction: Brazil has experienced transformations in higher education and health services, including launching more inclusive public policies focused on these two areas. Objective: To evaluate the profile of final-year dental students from a Brazilian public university from 2010 to 2019, accompanied by changes in public health and higher education policies. Methods: A prospective observacional study was carried out with final-year dental students. A self-applicable semi-structured questionnaire was applied. Result: Six-hundred and seventy-seven students participated, of which 71.5% were women, 72.9% aged between 21 and 25 years, 96.2% single, and 96.4% were without children. Over ten years, it was possible to identify trends in the profile explained by implementing public policies toward more inclusive access to Brazilian higher educa tion by socioeconomically disadvantaged individuals. Students who completed the course between 2018 and 2019 did not have the state capital city (the wealthiest area) as their origin city and had lower parental education and income levels than dental students graduating between 2010 and 2011. Moreover, working as a primary care dentist in the Brazilian National Health System was considered a professional possibility by 61.4% of the students, and has gained prominence significantly over time, ranging from 21.1% in 2010 to 72.9% in 2019 (p< .05). Conclusion: Over the study period, concomitantly to advances in public health and higher education policies in Brazil, more diverse access to public dental education was observed, allowing students from low socioeconomic positions to take the education. Changes have also impacted the students' perspectives regarding the need for post graduate training and a career in public health dentistry. However, these trends need to be consolidated, and public policies continued and strengthened

Prevalence of Oral Lesions in Hospitalized Patients with Infectious Diseases in Northern Brazil

Brazil. One hundred seven patients with infectious diseases were clinically investigated for oral lesions at the University Hospital of Pará, northern Brazil. From total sample, most patients were men (65.7%) with a mean age of 45.4 years. About prevalence of systemic diseases, tuberculosis was the most frequent illness, followed by AIDS, hepatitis types B and C, leishmaniasis, and meningitis. Analyzing oral manifestations, periodontal diseases and candidiasis were the most prevalent diseases in both genders, followed by recurrent aphthous ulcers, saburral tongue, simplex herpes, and squamous cell carcinoma. Of all 107 patients, only 10 males and 6 females did not present any oral manifestation. There was no statistical difference between genders with any systemic condition ( &gt; 0.05). The great prevalence of oral manifestations in hospitalized patients with systemic disorder emphasizes the need of integral dental care in this context, aiming at a multidisciplinary approach of patients. Therefore, presence of some oral conditions, such as candidiasis, should be an alert to different systemic conditions, once in assistance with physicians; dentists can influence the early diagnosis and treatment

Iniquidades em saude bucal: escolares beneficiarios do Bolsa Familia sao mais vulneraveis?

OBJETIVO : Analisar a associação entre ser beneficiário do Programa Bolsa Família e condições de saúde bucal entre escolares. MÉTODOS : Estudo transversal com 1.107 escolares entre oito e 12 anos de idade, provenientes de 20 escolas públicas e particulares da cidade de Pelotas, RS, em 2010. Os beneficiários do Programa Bolsa Família foram verificados por meio de lista fornecida pelas escolas participantes do estudo. Informações demográficas, socioeconômicas, de uso de serviço odontológico e de higiene bucal foram obtidas por meio de questionários respondidos pelos escolares e por seus pais. O exame clínico avaliou a presença de placa dental e experiência de cárie. Os dados foram analisados por meio dos testes do Qui-quadrado e Qui-quadrado de tendência linear e por regressão de Poisson (razão de prevalência; intervalo de confiança de 95%). RESULTADOS : Crianças de família não nuclear, que apresentavam CPOD ≥ 1 e que nunca haviam feito uso de serviço odontológico na vida estiveram associadas ao recebimento do Programa Bolsa Família. O modelo final mostrou que a prevalência de cárie foi duas vezes maior (RP 2,00; IC95% 1,47;2,69) em alunos beneficiários do Programa que também apresentaram maior severidade da doença, quando comparados aos alunos de escolas particulares (RM 1,53; IC95% 1,18;2,00). A prevalência de escolares que nunca haviam ido ao dentista foi mais de seis vezes maior em beneficiários do Programa Bolsa Família (RP 6,18; IC95% 3,07;12,45), em comparação com aqueles das escolas privadas, após ajustes. CONCLUSÕES : Escolares beneficiários do Programa Bolsa Família possuem maior carga de cárie e são os que menos acessam os serviços odontológicos. Esses achados sugerem a necessidade de incorporação da saúde bucal nas condicionalidades do Programa Bolsa Família

Surgical excision of a residual cyst in a patient with previous history of jaw osteonecrosis associated with oral bisphosphonate: A case report

Residual cyst is an inflammatory odontogenic cyst resultant from pulp necrosis, where the tooth has already been removed. Bisphosphonates are drugs used in the prevention and treatment of bone metabolism diseases with intense resorption activity, and they have been associated with osteonecrosis of the jaws, an important side effect. The aim of this study was to report a successful surgical treatment of a residual cyst in a patient who had previously developed jaw osteonecrosis associated with sodium alendronate use. We emphasize here the importance of safe preoperative procedures when approaching these patients.

Inequalities in oral health: are schoolchildren receiving the Bolsa Familia more vulnerable?

OBJETIVO : Analisar a associação entre ser beneficiário do Programa Bolsa Família e condições de saúde bucal entre escolares. MÉTODOS : Estudo transversal com 1.107 escolares entre oito e 12 anos de idade, provenientes de 20 escolas públicas e particulares da cidade de Pelotas, RS, em 2010. Os beneficiários do Programa Bolsa Família foram verificados por meio de lista fornecida pelas escolas participantes do estudo. Informações demográficas, socioeconômicas, de uso de serviço odontológico e de higiene bucal foram obtidas por meio de questionários respondidos pelos escolares e por seus pais. O exame clínico avaliou a presença de placa dental e experiência de cárie. Os dados foram analisados por meio dos testes do Qui-quadrado e Qui-quadrado de tendência linear e por regressão de Poisson (razão de prevalência; intervalo de confiança de 95%). RESULTADOS : Crianças de família não nuclear, que apresentavam CPOD ≥ 1 e que nunca haviam feito uso de serviço odontológico na vida estiveram associadas ao recebimento do Programa Bolsa Família. O modelo final mostrou que a prevalência de cárie foi duas vezes maior (RP 2,00; IC95% 1,47;2,69) em alunos beneficiários do Programa que também apresentaram maior severidade da doença, quando comparados aos alunos de escolas particulares (RM 1,53; IC95% 1,18;2,00). A prevalência de escolares que nunca haviam ido ao dentista foi mais de seis vezes maior em beneficiários do Programa Bolsa Família (RP 6,18; IC95% 3,07;12,45), em comparação com aqueles das escolas privadas, após ajustes. CONCLUSÕES : Escolares beneficiários do Programa Bolsa Família possuem maior carga de cárie e são os que menos acessam os serviços odontológicos. Esses achados sugerem a necessidade de incorporação da saúde bucal nas condicionalidades do Programa Bolsa Família.OBJECTIVE : To evaluate the association between being a recipient of the Bolsa Família program and oral health conditions in Brazilian schoolchildren. METHODS : A cross-sectional study was conducted with 1,107 schoolchildren aged between eight and 12 years from 20 public and private schools in Pelotas, RS, Southern Brazil. A list of all children receiving the Bolsa Família program was provided by the participant schools. Demographic, socioeconomic and oral hygiene information were assessed using a questionnaire completed by the schoolchildren and their parents. Dental exams were performed to assess the presence of dental plaque and prevalence of dental caries. Data were analyzed by Chi-square test, Chi-square test for linear trend and multivariate Poisson Regression (prevalence ratio; 95% confidence interval). RESULTS : Schoolchildren from non-nuclear families, with a DMFT ≥ 1 and who had never visited a dentist were associated with receiving the Bolsa Família. Final model showed that caries prevalence was twice as high (PR 2.00; 95%CI 1.47;2.69) in schoolchildren benefiting from the Bolsa Família . It was also showed that schoolchildren benefiting from the program presented greater severity of dental caries compared to school children from private schools (RR 1.53; 95%CI 1.18;2.00). After final adjustments, the prevalence of schoolchildren who have never visited a dentist was six times higher in children who received the government benefit (PR 6.18; 95%CI 3.07;12.45) compared to those from private schools. CONCLUSIONS : Schoolchildren benefiting from the Bolsa Família program experienced more caries lesions and have less frequently accessed dental care services, which suggest the need to include oral health in the program.OBJETIVO : Analizar la asociación entre ser beneficiario del Programa Beca Familia y condiciones de salud bucal entre escolares. MÉTODOS : Estudio transversal con 1.107 escolares entre ocho y 12 años de edad, provenientes de 20 escuelas públicas y privadas de la ciudad de Pelotas, RS, Brasil, en 2010. El beneficiario del Programa Beca Familia fue verificado por medio de lista suministrada por las escuelas participantes del estudio. Informaciones demográficas, socioeconómicas, de uso de servicio odontológico y de higiene bucal fueron obtenidas por medio de cuestionarios respondidos por los escolares y por sus padres. El examen clínico evaluó la presencia de placa dental y experiencia de caries. Los datos fueron analizados por medio de las pruebas de Chi-cuadrado y Chi-cuadrado de tendencia linear y por regresión de Poisson (cociente de prevalencia; intervalo de confianza de 95%). RESULTADOS : Niños de familia no nuclear, que presentaban COPD ≥1 y que nunca habían hecho uso de servicio odontológico en la vida estuvieron asociados al recibimiento en el Programa Beca Familia. El modelo final mostró que la prevalencia de caries fue dos veces mayor (RP 2,00; IC95% 1,47;2,69) en alumnos beneficiarios del Programa que también presentaron mayor severidad de la enfermedad, al ser comparados con los alumnos de escuelas privadas (RR 1,53; IC95% 1,18;2,00). La prevalencia de escolares que nunca habían ido al dentista fue más de seis veces mayor en beneficiarios del Programa Beca Familia (RP 6,18; IC95% 3,07;12,45), en comparación con aquellos de escuelas privadas, posterior a los ajustes. CONCLUSIONES : Escolares beneficiarios del Programa Beca Familia poseen mayor carga de caries y son los que menos tienen hacen uso de los servicios odontológicos. Estos resultados sugieren la necesidad de incorporar salud bucal en las condiciones del Programa Beca Familia

Suicide ideation and psychotropic recreational drug use by adolescents: a systematic review and meta-analysis

ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Adolescence is characterized by complex and dynamic changes, often involving experimentation, including the use of psychotropic substances. Although it is well-established that recreational psychotropic drugs are associated with suicide ideation in adults, evidence of this association in adolescents remains limited. OBJECTIVE: To investigate the relationship between suicide ideation and psychotropic recreational drug use among adolescents. DESIGN AND SETTING: Systematic review with meta-analysis developed at Universidade Federal de Uberlândia (UFU) and Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP), Brazil. METHODS: A search across eight electronic databases for observational studies, without language or publication year restrictions, was conducted. The Joanna Briggs Institute tool was used to assess the risk of bias. Random-effects meta-analyses and odds ratios were used to measure the effects. RESULTS: The search yielded 19,732 studies, of which 78 were included in the qualitative synthesis and 32 in the meta-analysis. The findings indicated that suicidal ideation was 1.96 times more likely (95% confidence interval, CI = 1.47; 2.61) for adolescents who used some drug recurrently and 3.32 times more likely (95%CI = 1.86; 5.93) among those who abused drugs. Additionally, adolescents who used cannabis were 1.57 times more likely (95%CI = 1.34; 1.84) to experience suicide ideation compared with non-users, while cocaine users had 2.57 times higher odds (95%CI = 1.47; 4.50). CONCLUSIONS: Psychotropic recreational drug use is associated with suicidal ideation among adolescents regardless of current or previous use, abuse, or type of substance used. SYSTEMATIC REVIEW REGISTRATION: Registered in the PROSPERO database under the identification number CRD42021232360. https://www.crd.york.ac.uk/prospero/display_record.php?ID=CRD42021232360

O efeito do estresse psicológico na imunidade salivar secretória

Objetivo: estudar os níveis salivares de Imunoglobulina A Secretória (S-IgA), Imunoglobulina A1 Secretória (S-IgA1), Imunoglobulina A2 Secretória (S-IgA2) e Componente Secretor (SC), assim como as razões S-IgA/SC, S-IgA1/SC e S-IgA2/SC em estudantes universitários, incluindo um grupo apresentou sintomas depressivos, bem como estresse psicológico prolongado. Materiais e Métodos: a amostra foi constituída por 113 estudantes universitários. Os participantes responderam à Escala de Solidão da UCLA, à Escala de Depressão de Beck (BDI), em sua forma reduzida, e à Escala de Estresse Percebido (PSS). Foi coletada saliva não-estimulada através do método spitting. A análise da saliva se deu com o uso do teste ELISA e do teste do ácido bicincôninico (BDA). Para análise estatística foram utilizadas regressões lineares simples e múltiplas. Resultados: a regressão linear múltipla revelou que o estresse percebido foi negativamente associado com a concentração de IgA1. Os sintomas depressivos foram positivamente associados com a concentração de SC e negativamente associado com as razões IgA1/SC e de IgA2/SC, após ajustes. Solidão foi positivamente associada com a concentração de SC e negativamente associada com as razões IgA1/SC e de S-IgA/SC. Conclusão: os achados indicam que o estresse psicológico exerceu seus efeitos via células do sistema imunológico, visto que a secreção e o transporte de SC pelas células salivares ductais não foram relacionadas como causadoras da redução da imunidade salivar inata observada.Objective: to study the salivary levels of S-IgA, S-IgA1, S-IgA2 and SC and the S-IgA/SC, S-IgA1/SC and S-IgA2/SC ratios in university students, including a subset of students who were experiencing depressive symptoms and protracted psychological stress. Methods: 113 undergraduate students took part of this cross-sectional study. The participants answered the UCLA loneliness scale, the Beck Depression Inventory [short form] and the Perceived Stress Scale. Unstimulated saliva was collected following the “spitting method”. Saliva was analyzed using ELISA tests and the bicinchoninic acid method. Statistical analyses were accomplished using univariate and multiple linear regressions. Results: Multiple linear regression analyses revealed that perceived stress was negatively associated with IgA1 concentration. Depressive symptoms were positively associated with SC concentration and negatively associated with IgA1/SC ratio, IgA2/SC ratio after adjustment for confounders. Loneliness was positively associated with SC concentration, and negatively associated with IgA1/SC ratio and S-IgA/SC ratio. Conclusion: These findings indicate that psychological distress exerts its effects through immune cells, since the output and transportation of SC by salivary duct cells were not attributable as the causes of stress-related innate immunity impairment observed in the present study