The benefits of Hospital Dentistry for the population: A scope review

Authors

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.33448/rsd-v10i4.14117

Keywords:

Dental Care; Oral Health; Dental Staff, Hospital; Dental Service, Hospital; Hospital.

Abstract

Introduction: It is not clear all the benefits resulting from dental care in hospital environment. Objective: To map the evidence of the benefits of dentistry interventions in hospital settings for the population. Metodology: Literature scope review, using the databases Medline, Biblioteca Virtual de Saúde and Google Scholar, with the descriptors: Dental Care; Oral Health; Dental Staff; Hospital Dentistry Unit; Hospital. Inclusion criteria: interventions performed by the dental surgeon in a hospital environment; no period restriction. Languages: Portuguese, English and Spanish. Endnote Web was used for reference manipulation. Results: The search identified 4349 abstracts of articles, and 111 were selected in the screening. Forty-eight texts were read, resulting in 11 studies. The studies were conducted with patients of various age groups and/or with different diseases and conditions. The benefits were: prevention of pneumonia, infectious foci, osteoradionecrosis, myocardial infarction; reduction of oral mucositis in cancer treatment, with improved quality of life; reduced hospitalization and hospital costs. Conclusion: The benefits that the dentist brings to the population in the hospital environment and to the health establishment are valuable, and their presence in this place should be stimulated.

Author Biographies

Sylvia Cunha Rocha, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais

Aluna da graduação da Faculdade de Odontologia da Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais

Denise Vieira Travassos, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais

Docente do Departamento de Odontologia Social e Preventiva da Faculdade de Odontologia da Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, 

Najara Barbosa da Rocha, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais

Docente do Departamento de Odontologia Social e Preventiva da Faculdade de Odontologia da Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais

References

Aldunate, J. L., Aldunate, B., Coltro, P. S., Busnardo, F. F., & Ferreira, M. C. (2010). Osteoradionecrosis in face: pathophysiology, diagnosis and treatment. Revista Brasileira Cirurgia Plástica, 25(2), 381- 387.

AranegaI, A. M., BassiI, A. P. F., PonzoniI, D., WayamaII, M. T., Esteves, J. C., & Garcia-Junior, I. R. (2012). Qual a importância da Odontologia Hospitalar? Revista Brasileira Odontologia, 69, 90-92. Arksey, H., & O'Malley, L. (2005). Scoping studies: towards a methodological framework. International Journal of Social Research Methodology, 8(1), 19-32.

Austriaco-Leite, H. L., Ferreira-Lopes, F., Silva, M. d. S. A. C., & Diniz-Souza, L. C. (2018). Avaliação odontológica de pacientes em unidade de terapia intensiva (UTI) pediátrica. CES Odontologia, 31(2), 6-14.

Bellissimo-Rodrigues, W. T., Menegueti, M. G., Gaspar, G. G., de Souza, H. C. C., Auxiliadora-Martins, M., Basile-Filho, A., Martinez, R., & Bellissimo-Rodrigues, F. (2018). Is it necessary to have a dentist within an intensive care unit team? Report of a randomised clinical trial. Int Dent J, 68(6), 420-427.

Blum, D. F. C., Silva, J. A. S., Baeder, F. M., & Bona, Á. D. (2018). The practice of dentistry in intensive care units in Brazil. Revista Brasileira Terapia Intensiva, 30(3), 327-332.

Brasil. (2017). Brasil. Taxa de mortalidade - DATASUS http://svs.aids.gov.br/dantps/centrais-de- conteudos/paineis-de-monitoramento/mortalidade/gbd-brasil/principais-causas/

Brasil. Projeto de Lei 883/19 - Obrigatoriedade da presença de profissionais de odontologia nas unidades de terapia intensiva. (2019a). https://www.camara.leg.br/proposicoesWeb/fichadetramitacao?idProposicao=2192355

Brasil. Veto nº 16/2019. (2019b).

Camargo, L. F. A., & Grinbaum, R. S. (2006). Diretrizes sobre Pneumonia Associada à Ventilação Mecânica (PAVM).

Cardoso, M. E. V., & Bizani, D. (2015). Aplicação de bundle de prevenção de pneumonia associada à ventilação mecânica em centro de terapia intensiva adulto: um relato de experiência. Saúde Desenvolvimento Humano, 3(2), 137-146.

DeRiso, A. J., Ladowski, J. S., Dillon, T. A., Justice, J. W., & Peterson, A. C. (1996). Chlorhexidine gluconate 0.12% oral rinse reduces the incidence of total nosocomial respiratory infection and nonprophylactic systemic antibiotic use in patients undergoing heart surgery. Chest, 109(6), 1556- 1561.

Frascino, A. V., Fava, M., Cominato, L., & Odone-Filho, V. (2018). Review of a three-year study on the dental care of onco-hematological pediatric patients. Clinics (Sao Paulo), 73, e721.

Friedlander, A. H., Lee, U. K., Chang, T. I., & Bostrom, K. I. (2018). Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons' Opportunity to Identify Patients at Heightened Risk of a First Myocardial Infarction. J Oral Maxillofac Surg, 76(10), 2041-2043.

Gaetti-Jardim, E., Setti, J. S., Cheade, M. d. F. M., & Mendonça, J. C. G. (2013). Atenção odontológica a paciente hospitalizados: revisão da literatura e proposta de protocolo de higiene oral. Rev. Bras. Cienc. saude. Revista Brasileira Ciências Saude, 11 (35), 31-36.

Hashem, I. W., Gillway, D., & Doshi, M. (2020). Dental care pathways for adult inpatients in an acute hospital: a five-year service evaluation. Br Dent J, 228(9), 687-692.

Macedo, T. S., Melo, M. C. F., & Vidal, A. K. d. L. (2019). Hospital and oncological dental care: a series of cases. Revista Gaucha Odontologia, 67(e20190036).

Miranda, A. F., & Montenegro, F. L. B. (2010). Ação odontológica preventiva em paciente idoso dependente na Unidade de terapia Intensiva (UTI): relato de caso. Revista Paulista Odontologia, 32(1), 34-38.

Nawata, W., Umezaki, Y., Yamaguchi, M., Nakajima, M., Makino, M., Yoneda, M., Hirofuji, T., Yamano, T., Ooboshi, H., & Morita, H. (2019). Continuous Professional Oral Health Care Intervention Improves Severe Aspiration Pneumonia. Case Rep Dent.

Rabelo, G. D., Queiroz, C. I., & Santos, P. S. S. (2010). Atendimento odontológico ao paciente em unidade de terapia intensiva. Arquivos Medicos Hospital Ciencias Medicas Santa Casa São Paulo, 55(2), 67-70.

Raskin, A., Ruquet, M., Weiss-Pelletier, L., Mancini, J., Boulogne, O., Michel, J., Fakhry, N., Foletti, J. M., Chossegros, C., & Giorgi, R. (2018). Upper aerodigestive tract cancer and oral health status before radiotherapy: A cross-sectional study of 154 patients. J Stomatol Oral Maxillofac Surg, 119(1), 2-7.

Sato, Y., Motoyama, S., Takano, H., Nakata, A., Liu, J., Harimaya, D., Todo, N., Yoshino, K., Sasaki, T., Wakita, A., Kawakita, Y., Imai, K., Saito, H., Fukuda, M., & Minamiya, Y. (2016). Esophageal Cancer Patients Have a High Incidence of Severe Periodontitis and Preoperative Dental Care Reduces the Likelihood of Severe Pneumonia after Esophagectomy. Digestive surgery, 33(6), 495- 502.

Sona, C. S., Zack, J. E., Schallom, M. E., McSweeney, M., McMullen, K., Thomas, J., Coopersmith, C. M., Boyle, W. A., Buchman, T. G., Mazuski, J. E., & Schuerer, D. J. (2009). The impact of a simple, low-cost oral care protocol on ventilator-associated pneumonia rates in a surgical intensive care unit. J Intensive Care Med, 24(1), 54-62.

Tricco, A. C., Lillie, E., Zarin, W., O'Brien, K. K., Colquhoun, H., Levac, D., Moher, D., Peters, M. D. J., Horsley, T., Weeks, L., Hempel, S., Akl, E. A., Chang, C., McGowan, J., Stewart, L., Hartling, L., Aldcroft, A., Wilson, M. G., Garritty, C., Lewin, S., Godfrey, C. M., Macdonald, M. T., Langlois,

E. V., Soares-Weiser, K., Moriarty, J., Clifford, T., Tuncalp, O., & Straus, S. E. (2018). PRISMA Extension for Scoping Reviews (PRISMA-ScR): Checklist and Explanation. Ann Intern Med, 169(7), 467-473.

Webster, J. (2016). A Odontologia Hospitalar a serviço do cidadão. CFO. https://website.cfo.org.br/a- odontologia-hospitalar-a-servico-do-cidadao/

Willis, P. J. (1965). The Role of Dentistry in the Hospital. J Am Dent Soc Anesthesiol, 12, 40-44.

Yokota, T., Tachibana, H., Konishi, T., Yurikusa, T., Hamauchi, S., Sakai, K., Nishikawa, M., Suzuki, M., Naganawa, Y., Hagihara, T., Tsumaki, H., Kubo, T., Sato, M., Taguri, M., Morita, S., Eguchi, T., Kubota, K., & Zenda, S. (2016). Multicenter phase II study of an oral care program for patients with head and neck cancer receiving chemoradiotherapy. Support Care Cancer, 24(7), 3029-3036.

Published

12/04/2021

How to Cite

ROCHA, S. C. .; TRAVASSOS, D. V. .; ROCHA, N. B. da. The benefits of Hospital Dentistry for the population: A scope review . Research, Society and Development, [S. l.], v. 10, n. 4, p. e33410414117, 2021. DOI: 10.33448/rsd-v10i4.14117. Disponível em: https://rsdjournal.org/index.php/rsd/article/view/14117. Acesso em: 19 apr. 2024.

Issue

Section

Review Article