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Traumatismo dento-alveolar em crianças e adolescentes durante a prática desportiva: estudo de investigação
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O presente trabalho visa sensibilizar os pais e tutores legais de crianças e adolescentes que praticam desporto quanto aos traumatismos dento-alveolares a que estão diariamente expostos, um problema cada vez mais relevante na comunidade odontopediátrica. O objetivo do estudo foi compreender o nível de perceção dos pais e tutores legais sobre o risco em relação a este tema, o seu grau de conhecimento sobre as medidas de emergência a adotar em caso de acidente e como melhorar a informação comunitária através da prevenção primária.
Os dados foram recolhidos através de um questionário anónimo, divulgado em formato digital, dirigido aos responsáveis legais de crianças e adolescentes com idades entre os 3 e os 16 anos, com a condição de serem desportistas ativos em qualquer nível. Parte da análise descritiva foi realizada com o Microsoft Excel 2016, e os resultados foram analisados estatisticamente com o programa SPSS®. A amostra do estudo foi constituída por 316 pais/responsáveis legais de crianças e adolescentes, sendo 158 de nacionalidade italiana e 158 de nacionalidade portuguesa.
Cerca de 13,3% das crianças/adolescentes envolvidas no estudo nunca realizaram uma primeira consulta de medicina dentária. Na amostra italiana, 79,1% dos respondentes acreditavam que os cuidados dentários de uma criança praticante de desporto são os mesmos de uma criança que não pratica desporto, enquanto na amostra portuguesa essa ideia foi partilhada por 61,4%. Em ambos os países, 69,9% dos participantes consideram que os traumatismos dentários no contexto odontopediátrico-desportivo ocorrem com a mesma frequência que em outras situações da vida quotidiana.
Além disso, 84,1% afirmaram não estar satisfeitos com a informação comunitária existente sobre as manobras de emergência em caso de trauma dentário, e 85,1% referiram que o preenchimento do questionário aumentou o interesse pelo tema e a necessidade de mais conhecimento sobre o assunto.
Intervenções educativas específicas e uma comunicação mais eficaz sobre os serviços de medicina dentária preventiva poderiam reduzir significativamente o risco de traumatismos dento-alveolares e proporcionar meios efetivos para uma intervenção imediata em casos de acidente, resultando na melhoria da saúde oral dos jovens atletas.
This study aims to raise awareness among parents and legal guardians of children and adolescents who practice sports regarding the dentoalveolar traumas to which they are daily exposed, a problem increasingly relevant in the pediatric dentistry community. The objective of the study was to understand the level of risk perception of parents and legal guardians regarding this issue, their degree of knowledge about emergency measures to be taken in case of an accident, and how to improve community information through primary prevention. The data were collected through an anonymous questionnaire, distributed in digital format, directed at legal guardians of children and adolescents aged between 3 and 16 years, with the prerequisite of being active athletes at any level. Part of the descriptive analysis was conducted using Microsoft Excel 2016, and the results were statistically analyzed using the SPSS® program. The study sample consisted of 316 parents and legal guardians of children and adolescents, with 158 of Italian nationality and 158 of Portuguese nationality. About 13.3% of the children/adolescents involved in the study had never had a first dental consultation. In the Italian sample, 79.1% of respondents believed that the dental care required by a child practicing sports is the same as that of a non-sporting child, while in the Portuguese sample, this idea was shared by 61.4%. In both countries, 69.9% of respondents considered that dental traumas in the pediatric sports context occur with the same frequency as in other everyday life situations. Furthermore, 84.1% stated that they were not satisfied with the existing community information about emergency maneuvers in case of dental trauma, and 85.1% mentioned that completing the questionnaire increased their interest in the topic and the need for more knowledge on the subject. Specific educational interventions and more effective communication about preventive dental services could significantly reduce the risk of dentoalveolar traumas and provide effective means for immediate intervention in case of an accident, thereby improving the oral health of young athletes.
This study aims to raise awareness among parents and legal guardians of children and adolescents who practice sports regarding the dentoalveolar traumas to which they are daily exposed, a problem increasingly relevant in the pediatric dentistry community. The objective of the study was to understand the level of risk perception of parents and legal guardians regarding this issue, their degree of knowledge about emergency measures to be taken in case of an accident, and how to improve community information through primary prevention. The data were collected through an anonymous questionnaire, distributed in digital format, directed at legal guardians of children and adolescents aged between 3 and 16 years, with the prerequisite of being active athletes at any level. Part of the descriptive analysis was conducted using Microsoft Excel 2016, and the results were statistically analyzed using the SPSS® program. The study sample consisted of 316 parents and legal guardians of children and adolescents, with 158 of Italian nationality and 158 of Portuguese nationality. About 13.3% of the children/adolescents involved in the study had never had a first dental consultation. In the Italian sample, 79.1% of respondents believed that the dental care required by a child practicing sports is the same as that of a non-sporting child, while in the Portuguese sample, this idea was shared by 61.4%. In both countries, 69.9% of respondents considered that dental traumas in the pediatric sports context occur with the same frequency as in other everyday life situations. Furthermore, 84.1% stated that they were not satisfied with the existing community information about emergency maneuvers in case of dental trauma, and 85.1% mentioned that completing the questionnaire increased their interest in the topic and the need for more knowledge on the subject. Specific educational interventions and more effective communication about preventive dental services could significantly reduce the risk of dentoalveolar traumas and provide effective means for immediate intervention in case of an accident, thereby improving the oral health of young athletes.
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Lesão dentária Crianças Protetor oral Desporto de contacto Atletas Medicina dentária desportiva Dental injury Children Mouthguard Contact sport Athletes Sports dentistry