INTERCONSULTATION REQUESTS FOR THE DENTISTRY DEPARTMENT IN A UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL

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PURPOSE: This study evaluated the frequency and origin of requests for inter-consultation for dental care at a university hospital. MATERIALS AND METHODS: This was a cross-sectional and observational study, which evaluated the requests for inter-consultation for the dental service of a hospital, from 2017 to 2019. The data were tabulated in specific spreadsheets that contained the information: sex and age of the patient, primary disease, requesting ward, reason for request and conduct performed.

RESULTS: The total number of interconsultations requested was 586, 23.4% of which came from the oncohematology ward. The mean age of the patients was 39.8 years and the majority of the patients were female (54.6%). For the primary disease that motivated hospitalization, 12% of patients were diagnosed with some type of leukemia. Poor dental conservation was the reason for the request in 23.4% of the interconsultations. Of the total 780 dental procedures performed, 50.8% were oral hygiene guidelines and 14.1% were related to laser photobiomodulation. CONCLUSIONS: The oncohematology service was the one that most requested dental care, afterwards the cardiology and pediatric wards. The most frequent dental procedures related to these requests were, respectively, preventive laser and treatment of oral mucositis, oral care before cardiac surgery and preventive procedures for caries disease.