The Relevant Role of the Dental Surgeon in Intensive Care Prevention: A Mini Review

Charles Aparecido Dantas de Sant'Anna¹, João Marcelo Ferreira de Medeiros², Jones Salustiano de Cerqueira³, Cristiano Gaujac⁴ and Irineu Gregnanin Pedron⁵*
¹Undergraduate Student, Universidade Brasil, São Paulo, Brazil
²Professor, Department of Endodontics, Universidade Brasil, São Paulo, Brazil
³Professor, Department of Oral Surgery, Universidade Brasil, São Paulo, Brazil
⁴Professor, Department of Dentistry, Universidade Federal de Sergipe, Aracaju, Brazil
⁵Professor, Department of Periodontology, Implantology, Stomatology, Oral Surgery, Therapeutic and Laser, Universidade Brasil, São Paulo, Brazil
*Corresponding Author: Irineu Gregnanin Pedron, Professor, Department of Periodontology, Implantology, Stomatology, Therapeutic and Laser, Universidade Brasil, São Paulo, Brazil.

Published: September 14, 2023

DOI: 10.55162/MCDS.03.048

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Abstract  

When patients are admitted to Intensive Care Units, they become more prone to the risk of opportunistic infections. These infections can be both systemic and stomatological. As a result, the length of hospitalisation increases, as do the costs, and the need for pharmacological therapy increases, which can lead to an increase in the morbidity and mortality rate. From a preventive perspective, the presence of a dental surgeon in hospital, particularly in intensive care, plays an important role in the prevention and treatment of stomatological alterations, sometimes temporary or permanent. The purpose of this article is to discuss preventive aspects and the importance of infection control through the presence of a dental surgeon in Intensive Care.

Keywords: Dentistry; Hospital; Intensive Care Unit; Oral Health; Oral Hygiene