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Infecções respiratórias
cirurgião dentista
UTI
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Abstract
The objective of this article is to carry out a literature review about the role of the dental surgeon in hospital dentistry regarding the prevention of respiratory infections in patients in Intensive Care Units (ICUs) and to make a comparison about the effectiveness of a correct brushing technique and the use of 0.12% chlorhexidine, associated or not. The Pubmed, Scielo and Lilacs indexers were used as databases to select articles, using the descriptors “Hospital Dentistry, Dental Care, ICU, Patients, and Infection Prevention”. It is concluded that interventions by hospital dentistry professionals are effective in preventing respiratory infections of hospital origin, reducing the proliferation of microorganisms in the respiratory tract and, therefore, reducing hospitalization time, the use of antibiotics and other systemic diseases.
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