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Medicamentos pediátricos açucarados: avaliação da prescrição médica e consciência do risco de cárie dentária associado
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Introdução: O uso de medicamentos açucarados pode levar ao desenvolvimento de cárie dentária em crianças sem medidas de higiene oral. É fundamental que exista uma atitude preventiva aquando da sua prescrição.
Objetivos: O objetivo do presente estudo foi identificar a prática dos Médicos dentistas na prescrição de medicamentos pediátricos açucarados e avaliar a sua consciência da relação entre estes medicamentos e a cárie dentária.
Materiais e Métodos: Foi elaborado um questionário on-line onde foram obtidas 98 respostas. Para responder aos objetivos, foi realizada a análise de dados através de estatística descritiva e também inferencial, nomeadamente, através do teste de Qui-Quadrado.
Resultados: 98 Médicos dentistas a exercer em Portugal responderam ao questionário da presente investigação. A avaliação dos resultados permitiu perceber que, na maioria dos casos, os Médicos dentistas consideraram que os medicamentos pediátricos possuem açúcar, consideram o seu conteúdo açucarado quando prescrevem, consideram que a quantidade de açúcar presente em certos medicamentos pediátricos pode ser suficiente para provocar cárie dentária, e costumam dar algumas recomendações e instruções de higiene oral. Também foi possível verificar que os profissionais com mais anos de experiência foram os que mais responderam positivamente às perguntas acima mencionadas.
Conclusões: Foi possível verificar que a maioria dos médicos dentistas tem consciência da presença de açúcar nos medicamentos frequentemente utilizados em crianças e tem este fator em consideração aquando da sua prescrição, fornecendo também instruções de higiene oral adequadas. No entanto, ainda são necessárias mais ações de formação, em particular para os jovens Médicos dentistas.
Introduction: The use of sweetened medicaments can lead to the development of tooth decay in children without oral hygiene measures. It is essential that there is a preventive attitude when prescribing them. Objectives: The aim of the present study was to identify the practice of dentists in prescribing sweetened pediatric medications and to assess their awareness of the relationship between these medications and dental caries. Materials and Methods: An online questionnaire was created, where 98 responses were obtained. To meet the objectives, data analysis was performed using descriptive and also inferential statistics, namely, using the Chi-Square test. Results: 98 dentists working in Portugal answered the questionnaire for the present investigation. The evaluation of the results showed that, in most cases, dentists considered that pediatric medicaments contain sugar, they consider their sweetened content when prescribing, they consider that the amount of sugar present in certain pediatric medicaments may be enough to cause tooth decay, and they usually give some recommendations and instructions for oral hygiene. It was also possible to verify that professionals with more years of experience were the ones who most responded positively to the above mentioned questions. Conclusions: It was possible to verify that most dentists are aware of the presence of sugar in medicaments frequently used in children and take it into account when prescribing them, also providing adequate hygiene oral instructions. However, more information actions are still needed, in particular for young dentists.
Introduction: The use of sweetened medicaments can lead to the development of tooth decay in children without oral hygiene measures. It is essential that there is a preventive attitude when prescribing them. Objectives: The aim of the present study was to identify the practice of dentists in prescribing sweetened pediatric medications and to assess their awareness of the relationship between these medications and dental caries. Materials and Methods: An online questionnaire was created, where 98 responses were obtained. To meet the objectives, data analysis was performed using descriptive and also inferential statistics, namely, using the Chi-Square test. Results: 98 dentists working in Portugal answered the questionnaire for the present investigation. The evaluation of the results showed that, in most cases, dentists considered that pediatric medicaments contain sugar, they consider their sweetened content when prescribing, they consider that the amount of sugar present in certain pediatric medicaments may be enough to cause tooth decay, and they usually give some recommendations and instructions for oral hygiene. It was also possible to verify that professionals with more years of experience were the ones who most responded positively to the above mentioned questions. Conclusions: It was possible to verify that most dentists are aware of the presence of sugar in medicaments frequently used in children and take it into account when prescribing them, also providing adequate hygiene oral instructions. However, more information actions are still needed, in particular for young dentists.
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Medicamentos pediátricos Cárie dentária Odontopediatria Medicina dentária Pediatric medicines Dental caries Pediatric dentistry Dental medicine