Objective: to identify the main scientific productions of dentistry applied to leprosy and to analyze descriptively the results of researches produced for the construction of knowledge in the area. Methods: An integrative review of the literature on the subject was developed in articles published in the period from 1980 to 2018. It was used as a strategy of identification and selection of articles the survey of studies indexed in the databases available in the Virtual Health Library - VHL: Lilacs, Medline; SciELO and Pubmed. Results: 136 articles were identified. Following the eligibility criteria, 121 articles were excluded because they were not in agreement with the previously established parameters and because they were repeated in the different databases. Thus, the final sample consisted of 14 scientific articles produced by dentistry or with their participation published in English, Spanish, Portuguese and French. Conclusion: According to the publications analyzed in this review, there are few articles produced on the adequate protocols of dental care for patients with leprosy. Thus, even in a timid manner, research contributes to the development of knowledge, comprehensive and humanized care for patients who are or were carriers of leprosy.
BT - Revista Eletrônica Acervo Saúde DO - 10.25248/reas.e137.2019 IS - 18 J2 - Acervo Saúde LA - eng, por N2 -Objective: to identify the main scientific productions of dentistry applied to leprosy and to analyze descriptively the results of researches produced for the construction of knowledge in the area. Methods: An integrative review of the literature on the subject was developed in articles published in the period from 1980 to 2018. It was used as a strategy of identification and selection of articles the survey of studies indexed in the databases available in the Virtual Health Library - VHL: Lilacs, Medline; SciELO and Pubmed. Results: 136 articles were identified. Following the eligibility criteria, 121 articles were excluded because they were not in agreement with the previously established parameters and because they were repeated in the different databases. Thus, the final sample consisted of 14 scientific articles produced by dentistry or with their participation published in English, Spanish, Portuguese and French. Conclusion: According to the publications analyzed in this review, there are few articles produced on the adequate protocols of dental care for patients with leprosy. Thus, even in a timid manner, research contributes to the development of knowledge, comprehensive and humanized care for patients who are or were carriers of leprosy.
PY - 2018 EP - e137 T2 - Revista Eletrônica Acervo Saúde TI - [Dentistry attention to patients with hanseniasis: an integrating review]. TT - Atenção odontológica à pacientes portadores de hanseníase: uma revisão integrativa UR - http://scholar.google.nl/scholar_url?url=https://acervocientifico.com.br/index.php/saude/article/view/137/90&hl=nl&sa=X&d=8676032052806976798&scisig=AAGBfm207haPSjWbAli7AX_mZ9ajbF1xUw&nossl=1&oi=scholaralrt&hist=732gnZIAAAAJ:7757451093182572807:AAGBfm27Tm ER -