Revista de Odontologia da UNESP 

About: Revista de Odontologia da UNESP is an academic journal published by São Paulo State University. The journal publishes majorly in the area(s): Medicine & Bond strength. It has an ISSN identifier of 0101-1774. It is also open access. Over the lifetime, 1301 publications have been published receiving 4487 citations. The journal is also known as: ROU.

Organização da demanda de um Centro de Especialidades Odontológicas

Abstract: Introduction : Secondary care in oral health in Brazil is still a little researched topic. Objective : The aim of this study was to analyze the resolution of dental services in SUS based on the referral to secondary attention and back-referral to primary attention. Methodology : It’s a descriptive, quantitative study that used secondary data collected from dental records of patients seen at Centre of Dental Specialties (Ceo) in a city of Sao Paulo State. Result : It was analyzed 1030 dental records. Just 1236 proceedings received referral to Ceo and among then, 86.4% showed the first attendance on Basic Health Unity (UBS) through spontaneous demand and 50.4% (n=623) received referral to endodontic treatment. There was evasion of 2.27% of studied population (n=28) on the first specialized consultation. Among 1208 proceedings that started the treatment in Ceo, 62.6% (n=757) were finalized and received back-referral to primary attention, that finalized 61.1% (n=463) of proceedings. To conclude the treatment, considering the time spent in Ceo and primary attention, there was variation according to specialty: periodontics – 62 days (sd ±68) and endodontics – 71 days (sd ±51.8), requiring 3 consultations in average, regardless specialty.

Avaliação das condições de saúde bucal de Portadores de Necessidades Especiais

Abstract: Objective:The aim of this study was to evaluate the oral health of patients with Special Needs (SN), and identify the difficulties pointed out by their parents for maintaining the oral health.Methodology:The population for this study was made up of 74 students, of both sexes, enrolled who met the inclusion criteria previously established and their parents. This study was conducted in two stages: the first was the application of a form to parents of the students with SN and the second, the achievement of an intraoral clinical examination, by an examiner and recorder calibrated, which evaluated the oral health status of students through the Caries index (CPO-D), Simplified Oral Hygiene Index (IHOS) and presence of dental trauma.Result:It's noted that 75.4% had received some form of dental treatment, of these, 50.9% said they had been in the Basic Health Unit. The caries index was 12.6 (±8,4), 52% had poor hygiene oral and the dental trauma was observed in 19.3% of analyzed students. With respect to delivery, 51% of mothers reported having had a normal pregnancy and 54.4% were never oriented in relation to the oral health care of the child. Among the difficulties reported by the parents for maintaining the oral health of the SN, 33.3% claimed to be finding a dentist that meets, and 33.3% pointed the cost of treatment.Conclusion:The high rates revealed by CPO-D, as well as poor oral higiene, added to the reported difficulty in performing the dental care of these individuals, show the need to implement more public policy that give more attention to these patients.

Enterococcus faecalis: considerações clínicas e microbiológicas

Abstract: Enterococcus genus gathers species, including E. faecalis, which has participation in oral pathologies, such as caries, recurrent endodontic infections and apical periodontites. The purpose of this article was to describe the main microbiologic characteristics of the Enterococcus genus, relating them to clinical endodontic and periapical pathologies. After description of the most pathogenic species of the Enterococcus gender, it was concluded that its virulence factors determine the great pathogenesis of this gender, which relates to the poor prognosis clinical conditions and persistency of endodontic infections, even when re-treatment is established.