%0 Journal Article
%T Motivo do atendimento odontol¨®gico na primeira infancia
%A Daniela S. Casarin Fernandes
%A Guirian Valesa Klein
%A Alessandra de Oliveira Lippert
%A Nat¨¢lia Girardi de Medeiros
%J Stomatos
%D 2010
%I Universidade Luterana do Brasil
%X Concerned with the parent's awareness related to the children's mouth health, this work evaluated by the means of 80 charts reviewing. The reason for appointment children from 0 to 3 years old on Baby Clinic ULBRA Torres Campus. The data collected show that in 52,3% of the cases the reason of appointment was prevention, 32,5% was caries, 11,2% was traumatism and only 5% of patients searched for treatment due to affections. It was concluded that, although there is already some knowledge related to baby's appointments, the Surgeon-Dentist must execute active role of educator and together with the pediatrician, approach the children precociously, bringing more information to the population's awareness and maintenance of children's mouth health.
%U http://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=85015681002