Procedimentos de urgência em odontopediatria: perfil de atendimento no serviço de pronto socorro odontológico de Uberlândia

Abstract

The aim of this retrospective study was to evaluate the dental care for pediatric patients up to 12 years old, performed at the Dental Emergency Service (DES) at the Federal University of Uberlândia (UFU). The study was based on the analysis of DES records during years 2012 to 2016 (n = 5,272). For comparison of the data between the different years, the chi-square test was used, respecting the significance level of 5% (SPSS 18.0). The sample had a frequency of (33.6%) for the white race and only (9.3%) for the black race. The most frequent age group was between 6 and 8 years (34.5%), and the least frequent age group was between 0 and 2 years (8.2%). The most prevalent diagnosis was caries (51.0%), the most frequent procedure was simple extraction (30.1%) and the most affected tooth was the deciduous mandibular molar (28.5%). The number of non-performed procedures due child bad behavior showed a decrease between the years of 2012 (24.4%) and 2016 (12.8%). The chi-square test indicated that there were differences over the years for the variables: main complaint, clinical diagnosis, procedure and affected tooth (p <0.05). It was concluded that the DES at the UFU covered, mostly, children of the white race, in the age group of 6 to 8 years. The main diagnosis was caries in deciduous teeth, and the most commonly performed treatment was simple extraction. The variables "main complaint", "clinical diagnosis", "procedure" and "affected tooth", presented significant difference between the years.