A importância da Equipe de Atenção Básica, junto com o cirurgião dentista, na detecção dos problemas de maloclusão e a indicação do tratamento ortodôntico interceptativo, em São Gonçalo do Rio Abaixo / MG

Abstract

Prevention is the main function of the dental surgeon who operates in the areas of Public Health and Family. These areas seek to prevent and treat diseases in the early stages, before they become more serious. In recent years, there has been a rapid expansion in health facilities in Brazil, however, is necessary to improve and adapt a strategy of universal health care. Orthodontics is the branch of dentistry specializing in the diagnosis, prevention and treatment of dental and facial irregularities. The technical term for these problems is malocclusion, which represents a ratio of incorrect contact between the upper and lower teeth. Malocclusions have high prevalence and deserve the attention of health care professionals, primarily because of disorders that can cause. For an early and effective care is important to the collaboration of the entire team, providing an inter and multidisciplinary care, offering a qualified hearing, guidance, support and therapeutic follow from pregnancy to adolescence, during which the interceptive treatment can intervene and bring results. Besides the staff, family and self are co - participants. Children as young as six years old are already taken in presenting mixed dentition, this time the clinical look of all the staff to a problem of malocclusion is required. A literature review on the subject and the databases searched was performed printed books were used as a source of research and consultations carried out the database of the Virtual Health Library (VHL), SciELO (Scientific Electronic Library Online), and Google Scholar (Latin American and Caribbean Literature on Health Sciences) LILACS. Reference texts from 2001 to 2013 were selected using the criterion of meeting the proposed goal and by this study due to its relevance, some classic articles were included in the literature review. After reviewing an action plan aiming to help the primary care dentists and other professionals who make up the team to seek treatment for the prevention, early diagnosis and treatment, through preventive and interceptativa orthodontics, which can be carried on was prepared primary care.