OLIVEIRA, J. D.; http://lattes.cnpq.br/9728881865754688; OLIVEIRA, Juliane Dias de.
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.