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Atendimento domiciliário em medicina dentária
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O aumento exponencial da população idosa a nível mundial, requer especial atenção no
que diz respeito à qualidade de vida dos indivíduos desta faixa etária, a qual apresenta
uma longevidade cada vez maior.
Com o aumento da esperança média de vida da população humana, os problemas
relacionados ao bem-estar físico, mental e social, estão cada vez mais relacionados com
a saúde oral.
Para alguns idosos, os problemas de saúde oral podem progredir e tornar-se graves,
devido aos desafios que enfrentam com os cuidados de higiene oral, os quais acabam por ser negligenciados devido a limitações de carácter físico e cognitivo, o que os torna mais frágeis e dependentes, dificultando a execução de boas práticas de cuidados de saúde oral, bem como a sua deslocação a clínicas dentárias.
O acesso aos serviços de assistência à saúde oral deve ser universal, inclusive para
pessoas com dificuldades e limitações, as quais podem impossibilitar a sua deslocação a uma clínica dentária, como acontece no caso de muitos pacientes hospitalizados ou com dificuldade de locomoção, tornando-se necessário o atendimento fora do consultório dentário, ou seja, o atendimento domiciliário.
As visitas domiciliárias são preconizadas por muitos sistemas de saúde públicos em
diversos países. Desta forma, é crucial o desenvolvimento de estratégias de assistência à saúde oral orientadas para a população idosa, as quais devem incidir na promoção de
cuidados de saúde oral adequados aos idosos, com prioridade para a remoção da dor e
solução imediata de qualquer emergência dentária. Tendo em consideração as restrições físicas da maioria dos idosos é igualmente essencial o desenvolvimento de um programa regular de visitas frequentes do Médico Dentista aos lares de idosos.
O objetivo desta revisão narrativa é avaliar a prestação de assistência domiciliária em
saúde oral, a idosos com limitações particularmente na sua deslocação.
The exponential increase of the elderly population worldwide requires special attention with regard to the quality of life of individuals in this group, which has an increasing longevity. With the increase in life expectancy of the human population, problems related to physical, mental and social well-being are increasingly related to oral health. For some elderly people, oral health problems can progress and become serious, due to the challenges they face with oral hygiene care, which end up being neglected due to physical and cognitive limitations, which makes them more fragile and dependent, making it difficult to implement good oral health care practices, as well as their visit to dental clinics. Access to oral health care services must be universal, including for people with difficulties and limitations, which may make it impossible for them to travel to a dental clinic, as is the case with many hospitalized patients or those with limited mobility, becoming care outside the dental clinic is necessary, that is, home care. Home visits are recommended by many public health systems in several countries. Thus, it is important to develop oral health care strategies aimed at the elderly population, which should focus on promoting adequate oral health care for the elderly, with priority for the removal of pain and the immediate solution of any dental emergency. Taking into account the physical restrictions of the majority of the elderly, it is also essential to develop a regular program of frequent visits by the Dentist to the nursing homes. The main goal of this narrative review is to evaluate the provision of home care in oral health to elderly people with limitations, particularly in their movement.
The exponential increase of the elderly population worldwide requires special attention with regard to the quality of life of individuals in this group, which has an increasing longevity. With the increase in life expectancy of the human population, problems related to physical, mental and social well-being are increasingly related to oral health. For some elderly people, oral health problems can progress and become serious, due to the challenges they face with oral hygiene care, which end up being neglected due to physical and cognitive limitations, which makes them more fragile and dependent, making it difficult to implement good oral health care practices, as well as their visit to dental clinics. Access to oral health care services must be universal, including for people with difficulties and limitations, which may make it impossible for them to travel to a dental clinic, as is the case with many hospitalized patients or those with limited mobility, becoming care outside the dental clinic is necessary, that is, home care. Home visits are recommended by many public health systems in several countries. Thus, it is important to develop oral health care strategies aimed at the elderly population, which should focus on promoting adequate oral health care for the elderly, with priority for the removal of pain and the immediate solution of any dental emergency. Taking into account the physical restrictions of the majority of the elderly, it is also essential to develop a regular program of frequent visits by the Dentist to the nursing homes. The main goal of this narrative review is to evaluate the provision of home care in oral health to elderly people with limitations, particularly in their movement.
Description
Dissertação para obtenção do grau de Mestre no Instituto Universitário Egas Moniz
Keywords
Serviços de saúde para idosos Assistência dentária ao domicílio Medicina dentária geriátrica Saúde oral