Levantamento epidemiológico de hipersensibilidade dentinária e trauma dental em crianças e atletas dos Jogos Pan-americanos e Parapan-americanos de 2007

• Autor(a) principal: Vieira, Rafaela Amarante de Andrade
• Data de Publicação: 2008
• Tipo de documento: Dissertação
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Biblioteca Digital de Teses e Dissertações da UERJ
• Texto Completo: http://www.bdtd.uerj.br/handle/1/14085
• topic: Dental traumatism; Dentin sensitivity; Epidemiology; Traumatismos dentários; Sensibilidade da dentina; Epidemiologia; CNPQ::CIENCIAS DA SAUDE::ODONTOLOGIA::PERIODONTIA

The aim of this study was to do a cross-sectional epidemiological survey on dental trauma and dentine hypersensitivity in four distinct populations: children who are enrolled in a social project, in Guadalupe, Bola para Frente (BPF); children who attend the Escola República Argentina (ERA); and athletes competing at the Pan American Games (PAN) and the Parapanamerican Games (PARAPAN), that took place in Rio de Janeiro in 2007. The evaluation was done through a questionnaire filled in by the participant, followed by a clinical exam, performed by three calibrated examiners at a dental chair. The examined populations were: a) at BPF, 294 volunteers aged from 6 to 17, being 57,48% male; b) at ERA, were examined 281 children, aged from 6 to 18, being 48,75% male; c) at PAN, 424 athletes, being 55,42% male, aged from 13 to 49; d) at PARAPAN, 121 athletes, being 78,15% male, aged from 13 to 58. The prevalences of hypersensitivity obtained with questionnaire at BPF, ERA, PAN and PARAPAN, were, respectively, 41%, 43%, 40% and 54%, and with the clinical exam , 7% , 7%, 17% and 27 %. There was not a statistically significant difference between males and females concerning hypersensitivity. 47,79% (CI 95% ± 8,4) and 73,24% (CI 95% ± 10,3) of the athletes at PAN and PARAPAN showed hypersensitive teeth with some degree of recession. In relation to trauma, the prevalences were 27,21% (CI 95% ± 5,09) at BPF, 28,11% (CI 95% ± 5,26) at ERA, 49,63% (CI 95% ± 4,85) at the PAN and 47,50% (CI 95% ± 8,93) at the PARAPAN. Among high performance athletes competing at PAN, most of the injuries were related to the sport, either during training or competition. The sports with higher prevalence were basketball (70,59%; CI 95% ± 21,66), wrestling (83,33%; CI 95% ± 21,09) and boxing (73,68%; CI 95% ± 19,8). In all four populations, the most common injury was enamel fracture and the most affected teeth were the upper central incisors. Boys at BPF showed more a higher risk of trauma than girls. The data in this study shows the prevalence of trauma and hypersensitivity in four different populations comprised by children and adults that practice sports. In high-performance athletes there was a higher risk of trauma in association with sports with physical contact, where the use of mouthguard is not always mandatory.