Profile of special needs patients at a pediatric dentistry clinic - doi:10.5020/18061230.2011.p136

Authors

  • Tatiany Oliveira de Alencar Menezes Universidade Federal do Pará - UFPA
  • Camila de Almeida Smith Universidade Federal do Pará - UFPA
  • Luciana Teixeira Passos Universidade Federal do Pará - UFPA
  • Helder Henrique Costa Pinheiro Universidade Federal do Pará - UFPA
  • Sílvio Augusto Fernandes de Menezes Universidade Federal do Pará - UFPA

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5020/2064

Keywords:

Perfil Epidemiológico, Odontopediatria, Pessoas com Necessidades Especiais.

Abstract

Objective: To assess the characteristics of special needs patients assisted at the Clinic of Pediatric Dentistry, Faculty of Dentistry, Federal University of Pará. Methods: A descriptive observational study conducted from March 2007 to December 2009, assessing 137 records of which were extracted the following data: gender, age, origin, current and past medical history, type of special needs and major oral diseases. We applied descriptive statistics, one-dimensional frequency table and prepared graphs of the results. Results: We found 77 (56.2%) male patients, with mean age of 8.1 years; 118 (86.2%) living in the state capital of Para, 21 (15.3%) with respiratory problems, 37 (27.3%) with some allergy to medications and 54 (39.4%) making use of controlled drugs. Regarding the type of special need, we observed that 29 (28.3%) had neurologic and psychomotor delay and the primary oral disease found was dental caries, affecting 84 (61.3%) subjects. Conclusion: The assessed profile of patients with special needs is characterized by patients residing in the state capital of Para, with predominance of male children, with neurologic and psychomotor delay, with a mean age of 8.1 years, presenting mainly caries

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Published

2012-01-20

How to Cite

Menezes, T. O. de A., Smith, C. de A., Passos, L. T., Pinheiro, H. H. C., & Menezes, S. A. F. de. (2012). Profile of special needs patients at a pediatric dentistry clinic - doi:10.5020/18061230.2011.p136. Brazilian Journal in Health Promotion, 24(2), 136–141. https://doi.org/10.5020/2064

Issue

Vol. 24 No. 2 (2011)

Section

Original Articles

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