Atendimento odontológico do paciente com doença falciforme: proposta de intervenção para a UAPS Eustáquio de Queiroz do município de Pirapora/MG

Abstract

Sickle cell disease is the most common genetic disease of man and most widespread in the world. The condition is more common in black individuals, with a tendency to reach an increasingly significant portion of the population, can also be observed in Caucasians or brown due to the high degree of miscegenation. Caused by a point mutation in the beta globin gene, characterized by an abnormal type of hemoglobin that, in certain situations, causes distortion of erythrocytes making them take a sickle shape. Among the possible types of sickle cell disease sickle cell anemia is the most common and severe form . This study aimed to develop a proposal for intervention for dental care service registered with sickle cell disease in UAPS Eustaquio de Queiroz municipality of Pirapora - MG. A search was conducted of existing publications in the collection of libraries of colleges , universities and databases of the Internet as International Literature on Health Sciences ( MEDLINE ) , Virtual Library Scientific Electronic Library Online ( SciELO ) and Latin American and Caribbean Center information on Health Sciences ( LILACS ) through the portal of the Virtual Health Library ( BSV ) . Sickle cell anemia is one, although treatable chronic incurable disease, which usually causes high degree of suffering to their patients, they deserve special attention from the point , and medical, dental , genetic and psychosocial view. For the dental care of patients is successful without any injury to their health and safety professional, some rules must be followed.