Publications by authors named "Lia S de Castilho"
Objectives: To describe the trends in antibiotic prescribing by dental practitioners and to investigate the relationship between these trends and some factors of public oral health services in Minas Gerais (MG), Brazil.
Methods: This was a time-series analysis of antibiotics prescribed by dental practitioners between January 2011 and December 2021. The outcome variables were number of defined daily doses (DDD) and DDD/1000 population/year in a sample of cities in MG.
Dental Pain Medication Prescriptions in Minas Gerais, Brazil (2011-2021): A Time-Series Analysis.
Int J Environ Res Public Health
September 2023
To describe trends of dentist-prescribed non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) and analgesics, from January 2011 to December 2021, as well as to examine the relationship between these trends and characteristics of public oral health services in Minas Gerais, Brazil. In this time-series analysis, all drugs were classified according to the Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical classification system. Drugs categorized as NSAIDs (M01A), and other analgesics and antipyretics (N02B) were included for analysis.
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- The study aimed to identify how common potential drug-drug interactions are among dental patients prescribed psychotropic medications in Minas Gerais, Brazil.
- Analysis of 2017 pharmaceutical claims showed that 24.8% of 1480 patients had potential interactions, with the majority being considered severe.
- Most of the interactions were found in female patients, averaging 46 years old and taking about 3.7 different medications simultaneously, highlighting a significant health risk.
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- - The study aimed to assess how sociodemographic factors (like age, sex, ethnicity, and income) influence the likelihood of receiving opioid prescriptions from oral health practitioners.
- - Authors reviewed eight observational studies published from 2011 to 2021, finding that younger individuals were more likely to receive opioid prescriptions, albeit with very low certainty in the evidence and controversial results for other sociodemographic factors.
- - Overall, the review concluded that patients' sociodemographic factors have an association with opioid prescription patterns from oral health practitioners, but more definitive research is needed to strengthen the evidence.
Aim: To investigate factors associated with anterior open bite in individuals aged from 2 to 33 years with developmental disabilities.
Design: This is a cross-sectional study. A total of 271 dental records were examined.
Objective: To investigate the prevalence and factors associated with mouth breathing among patients with developmental disabilities of a dental service.
Methods: We analyzed 408 dental records. Mouth breathing was reported by the patients' parents and from direct observation.
This study investigated oral hygiene protocols for patients in intensive care units (ICUs) in 25 of 30 hospitals in Belo Horizonte, Brazil, using a questionnaire. Although all hospital representatives said there was a protocol for the maintenance of patients' oral hygiene, it was observed that there was no standardization. Only 2 hospitals had dentists on the ICU staff.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFSevere dental fluorosis is endemic in some rural areas of Brazil. This paper describes the psychosocial consequences of this condition and how it has affected the self-esteem of adolescents and young people in a rural area in Brazil. Semi-structured, face-to-face interviews were carried out with 23 adolescents and young people affected by severe dental fluorosis and 14 of their teachers.
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