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Urgências odontológicas : quando e como atuar
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As urgências em medicina dentária ocorrem com alguma frequência nos consultórios dentários, ainda que muito raramente coloquem a vida do doente em risco. No entanto, não significa que não sejam graves, dolorosas e que não causem grande desconforto.
Numa abordagem inicial, o doente apresenta dor e envolve condições pulpares, periapicais, periodontais ou traumáticas, exigindo, deste modo, intervenções clínicas e/ou cirúrgicas. O atendimento de urgência tem como principal objetivo diminuir a dor, eliminando a sua etiologia, restaurar a função e encaminhar o paciente para a realização do tratamento dentário definitivo mais apropriado.
Usualmente, as urgências ocorrem mais frequentemente em indivíduos que não visitam regularmente o dentista, apesar de surgirem também após ou durante o tratamento dentário. Levam ainda ao afastamento laboral, escolar e à diminuição da qualidade de vida.
Devido à ampla variedade de complicações observadas, é imprescindível que os médicos dentistas saibam exatamente como e quando atuar, dominando com competência os métodos terapêuticos mais recentes e que possuam o conhecimento adequado para a resolução da dor que trouxe o doente ao serviço de urgências, evitando dificuldades na execução clínica.
Although dental emergencies very rarely put a patient’s life at risk, they occur somewhat frequently in dental clinics. This does not mean that are not serious, painful and capable of causing great discomfort. On a first approach, the patient is in pain and may present a pulp, periodontal or traumatic condition, which demands clinical and/or surgical intervention. The emergency care’s main goal is to reduce the patient’s pain, eliminating the etiology, restoring function and leading the patient towards an appropriate definitive treatment. Usually, emergencies happen most frequently to people who don’t routinely schedule check-ups at the dental clinics, even though they may also happen during or after dental treatment. They lead not only to the need for work leave or school leave, but also to a decrease of the patient’s quality of life. Due to the wide variety of possible complications, it is essential that dentists know exactly how and when to act, mastering with competence the most current medical procedures and having the adequate knowledge which allows them to relieve the patient of the pain that brought him to the emergency services, avoiding unnecessary hardships during the clinical execution.
Although dental emergencies very rarely put a patient’s life at risk, they occur somewhat frequently in dental clinics. This does not mean that are not serious, painful and capable of causing great discomfort. On a first approach, the patient is in pain and may present a pulp, periodontal or traumatic condition, which demands clinical and/or surgical intervention. The emergency care’s main goal is to reduce the patient’s pain, eliminating the etiology, restoring function and leading the patient towards an appropriate definitive treatment. Usually, emergencies happen most frequently to people who don’t routinely schedule check-ups at the dental clinics, even though they may also happen during or after dental treatment. They lead not only to the need for work leave or school leave, but also to a decrease of the patient’s quality of life. Due to the wide variety of possible complications, it is essential that dentists know exactly how and when to act, mastering with competence the most current medical procedures and having the adequate knowledge which allows them to relieve the patient of the pain that brought him to the emergency services, avoiding unnecessary hardships during the clinical execution.
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Dissertação para obtenção do grau de Mestre no Instituto Universitário Egas Moniz
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Urgências Medicina dentária Dor Tratamento