Validação de um dispositivo inovador para atendimento odontológico do bebê na rede de atenção à saúde

Abstract

Introduction: The dental care of the baby presents peculiar characteristics and requires appropriate technologies. Objective: Validate an innovative, apron-shaped device designed to accommodate the baby during consultations, patient acceptance, and maternal anxiety about different technologies used.. Method: A clinical, selfcontrolled and blind trial was drawn from an experimental cross-over model with washout periods. The test device was compared to two controls: Macri and the knee to knee system. Beck's Anxiety Inventory applied assessed the anxiety of the mothers before and after the visits with each proposed method. Parameters of blood pressure and maternal heart rate were obtained at both moments. The behavior of the babies was measured by the Frankl scale. Outcome: The target population was 66 pairs of mothers / infants, between zero and 24 months, users of Primary Health Care. The behavior of the babies during the consultations was predominantly positive and similar for the three methods tested, with advantage to the Apron device. This was similar to Macri in terms of maternal anxiety levels with a greater reduction in diastolic blood pressure and in mothers' heart rate. And it showed better results in reducing maternal anxiety and heart rate per minute compared to the knee-to-knee system. Conclusion: The Apron device was adequate for the dental care of the babies, with similar or better results than the classically used methods. Future studies are needed to assess their qualities from the professional's point of view.

Introduction: The dental care of the baby presents peculiar characteristics and requires appropriate technologies. Objective: Validate an innovative, apron-shaped device designed to accommodate the baby during consultations, patient acceptance, and maternal anxiety about different technologies used.. Method: A clinical, selfcontrolled and blind trial was drawn from an experimental cross-over model with washout periods. The test device was compared to two controls: Macri and the knee to knee system. Beck's Anxiety Inventory applied assessed the anxiety of the mothers before and after the visits with each proposed method. Parameters of blood pressure and maternal heart rate were obtained at both moments. The behavior of the babies was measured by the Frankl scale. Outcome: The target population was 66 pairs of mothers / infants, between zero and 24 months, users of Primary Health Care. The behavior of the babies during the consultations was predominantly positive and similar for the three methods tested, with advantage to the Apron device. This was similar to Macri in terms of maternal anxiety levels with a greater reduction in diastolic blood pressure and in mothers' heart rate. And it showed better results in reducing maternal anxiety and heart rate per minute compared to the knee-to-knee system. Conclusion: The Apron device was adequate for the dental care of the babies, with similar or better results than the classically used methods. Future studies are needed to assess their qualities from the professional's point of view.