Clinical characteristics of patients submitted to surgery in a dental clinic of Southern Santa Catarina

DOI: 10.15343/0104-7809.20164004466473

Abstract

This study presents the clinical characteristics and systemic disorders of patients seen at a university clinic of oral surgery.
Descriptive study that evaluated 304 records of patients undergoing surgical procedures in a clinic of Oral Surgery
from 2013 to 2014. Most patients were male (n=154; 50.7%), aged 8 to 78 years, and had some kind of systemic
change (n=144; 47.4%). The procedures were performed over the extractions (54.3%, n=165), and removing root
remainders (n=165; 55.6%). There were 35 (11.5%) cases of clinical complications and 101 (33.2%) had harmful habits
with potential to interfere in the pre, trans and postoperative periods. Systemic disorders were significantly associated
with age (p<0.001). It can be concluded that knowledge of the systemic situation is valuable in dentistry, since many
diseases can influence prescribing and method of conduct of a particular procedure.