Pediatricians and pediatric dentist knowledge of fluor in Manaus

Authors

  • Maria Eliana Cruz de Almeida Universidade do Estado do Amazonas
  • Andrea Melo Moutinho da Costa Universidade do Estado do Amazonas
  • Shirley de Azevedo Pinto UEA, Manaus
  • Kathleen Rebelo de Souza UEA, Manaus
  • Savana de Alencar Maia SAM

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5585/conssaude.v6i2.1162

Keywords:

Flúor. Fluorose. Médicos pediatras. Odontopediatras. Toxicidade.

Abstract

The objective, in this work, was to evaluate the pediatric doctors’ and dentists’ knowledge of fluorinated composites. In the research, 79 pediatric doctors and 41 pediatric dentists from Manaus (AM) answered a questionnaire and the obtained data were analyzed by Fisher accurate test and by Pearson qui-square test. By the questionnaires analysis, it was verified that some polyvitamins and medicines that contain fluorine are usually prescribed by pediatric doctors, and that dental fluorinated products are quite used by pediatric doctors. There wasn’t any relation between knowledge and graduation time, the professional’s age, university, city where one works and their performance area. It was concluded that the knowledge of the pediatric doctors and pediatric dentists in Manaus about the fluorine presence in some sources of ingestion was insufficient and, in some situations, worrisome, regarding dental fluorosis prevention. Still, pediatric dentists showed more information on this subject.

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Author Biography

Maria Eliana Cruz de Almeida, Universidade do Estado do Amazonas

Doutoranda em Odontopediatria – UNICAMP Professora do Curso de Odontologia na Universidade do Estado do Amazonas

Published

2008-08-05

How to Cite

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Almeida MEC de, Costa AMM da, Pinto S de A, de Souza KR, Maia S de A. Pediatricians and pediatric dentist knowledge of fluor in Manaus. Cons. Saúde [Internet]. 2008 Aug. 5 [cited 2024 Jul. 17];6(2):361-70. Available from: https://periodicos.uninove.br/saude/article/view/1162

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