CONDIÇÃO BUCAL DE PUÉRPERAS ATENDIDAS EM UM HOSPITAL PÚBLICO NO MUNICÍPIO DE FEIRA DE SANTANA, BAHIA, BRASIL

A gestação é um período marcado por modificações que podem refletir em alterações na cavidade bucal. Objetivo: descrever a condição bucal de puérperas examinadas no Hospital da Mulher em Feira de Santana, no período de 2010 a 2012. Materiais e Métodos: foi realizado um estudo transversal descritivo dacondição bucal de puérperas utilizando o banco de dados do projeto “Geravida” desenvolvido pelo Núcleo de Pesquisa, Prática Integrada e Investigação Multidisciplinar (NUPPIIM). A condição bucal das puérperas foi avaliada por meio de exame bucal para o diagnóstico de cárie e de doenças periodontais. Foramobtidas informações sobre as características sociodemográficas, saúde, estilo de vida e cuidado com a saúde bucal por meio de entrevista. Foi realizada uma análise descritiva das variáveis, obtendo-se a frequência simples para os dados dicotômicos e medidas de tendência central e dispersão para os dadosintervalares. Resultados: A população de estudo foi constituída por 372 puérperas com média de idade de 23,87± 6,67 anos, 71,97% não teve acesso a consulta com um cirurgião dentista durante a gestação e apenas 18,33% receberam orientação do dentista sobre saúde bucal, somente 1,35% das puérperas não realizaram pré-natal. A média do CPOD encontrada foi de 5,70± 5,14, com mediana de 5,00 [IQ:1,00-9,00]. Quanto à condição periodontal, das 371 examinadas (um dado perdido), 9,16% tiveram diagnóstico positivo para periodontite; dentre as 337 sem periodontite, 9,79% tiveram diagnóstico positivo para gengivite. Conclusão: as puérperas estão saudáveis, com baixoíndice de CPOD e doenças periodontais. Contudo é necessária uma maior divulgação sobre o pré-natal odontológico

Association between hearing loss and cognitive decline in the elderly: A systematic review with meta-analysis study.

ObjectiveHearing loss has been pointed out as a potential predictor for cognitive decline. This study conducted a systematic review to evaluate the scientific evidence on the association between hearing loss in the elderly and cognitive decline, as well as whether race/color influences this relationship.MethodThe search for studies was performed in the following electronic databases: MedLine/PubMed Web of Science, Scopus and Virtual Health Library, and MedRkiv up to August 2022. Studies with epidemiological designs that assess the association between hearing loss and cognitive decline in the elderly were eligible for inclusion. Three independent reviewers performed the selection, data extraction and evaluation of the quality of the studies using the Newcastle-Ottawa Scale. A meta-analysis using a random effects model estimated the global association measurements (Beta coefficient: β) and their 95% confidence intervals (95%CI), and the Higgins and Thompson indicator (I2) was also estimated to assess statistical heterogeneity among the studies.Results5,207 records were identified in the database surveys, of which only 18 were eligible studies, totaling 19,551 individuals. Hearing loss was associated with cognitive decline in the elderly, with statistical significance: β = -0.13; 95%CI = -0.23 to -0.04; I2 = 98.70%). For black individuals, the magnitude of the association increased: β = -0.64; 95%CI = -3.36 to 2.07; I2 = 95.65%, but it was not statistically significant.ConclusionThe findings of this systematic review showed the existence of a significant relationship between hearing loss and cognitive decline in the elderly, as well as signaling that among black individuals the magnitude of the association can be increased

Is there association between stress and periodontitis?

Objective: This study estimated the association between stress and periodontitis. Materials and methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted with a sample of 621 individuals. Information about individuals was obtained through a questionnaire. Stress was evaluated using the Perceived Stress Scale. The diagnosis of periodontitis was based on a complete periodontal examination including clinical attachment level, probing depth, and bleeding on probing. Prevalence ratios (PR), crude and adjusted, and their respective 95% confidence intervals (95%CI) were estimated by Poisson regression analysis. Results: In the final sample, 48.47% (301) of the individuals were classified as having stress, of which, 23.92% (72) had the diagnosis of periodontitis. Association measurements between stress and probing depth >= 4 mm (PRadjusted = 1.28, 95%CI [1.04 to 1.58]), stress and clinical attachment level >= 5 mm (PRadjusted = 1.15, 95%CI [1.01 to 1.31]), and stress and periodontitis (PRadjusted = 1.36, 95%CI [1.01 to 1.83]) showed that the frequency of these outcomes among those exposed to stress was 15-36% higher than those without the condition of stress, after adjustment for age, sex, schooling level, current smoking habit, pulmonary disease, and body mass index. Conclusions: The findings showed positive association between exposure to stress and the presence of periodontitis, reaffirming the need to prevent and control stress

Factors Associated with Cocaine Consumption among Suicide Victim

Cocaine use is an increasingly frequent event, especially in young people, and can cause irreversible consequences, such as suicide. To evaluate the factors associated with cocaine use in the moments preceding to suicide. This is a population-based, cross-sectional, and analytical study conducted in the Brazilian Federal District by researchers from the Department of Health and the Civil Police Institute of Criminalistics. All people who died due to suicide in 2018 were included in the survey. Cocaine use was considered the dependent variable, and robust Poisson regression was performed to estimate the crude and adjusted prevalence ratios and their respective population confidence intervals. In 2018, 12,157 deaths were recorded, of which suicide accounted for 1.56% of all deaths. It was observed that being between 25 and 44 years old, male, and under the influence of alcohol or cannabis, had a strong positive association with cocaine consumption among suicide victims. Males, people with black skin, with lower level of education, with employment, and who were under the effect of the use of cannabis and/or alcohol in the previous hours of death had a higher propensity to consume cocaine immediately before suicide, with a moderate to strong magnitude of prevalence ratio. The findings of this research indicated the need for monitoring, by health services, of people most vulnerable to suicide through the consumption of psychoactive substances