Avaliação da condição de saúde bucal e da necessidade de tratamento odontológico no Sistema Penitenciário Feminino no Município de Patos - PB.

Abstract

Health in prison has been treated reductively not having a work based on the real needs of the inmates. To assess the oral health status and need for dental treatment in the female penitentiary in Patos - PB. A cross-sectional survey, with 60 inmates, through questionnaires and clinical examinations were performed to assess the DMF-T (decayed, missing, filled teeth), treatment needs, functional dentition, denture use and need. The results showed that the inmates had already participated in activities about oral health (73.33%), had a toothbrush, toothpaste (96.6%), brushed their teeth three times a day (51.7%), and presented in least one dental element (93.33%). They also believed they had dental problems (70%) or had already had dental problems before incarceration (66.67%). A high percentage requires treatment (81.7%), upper prosthesis (60%), and / or lower denture (68.3%) and had functional dentition (71.7%). The average DMF-T index was 15.3 (± 8.1). Found a statistically significant association between: DMF-T versus problem in teeth (p = 0.0179), DMF-T versus previous dental problems (p = 0.0046), treatment versus problem in teeth (p = 0.006), treatment versus previous dental problems (p = 0.035) and functional dentition versus previous dental problems (p = 0.0543) the high rate of DMF-T and treatment needs, the strong association between functional dentition and oral problems existing before the prison, as well as the profile of facing emergency attendances suggest need to implement oral health programs that benefit this population.