Dental technical regularization agencies in relation to management clinic in children: a review of the literature

Abstract

Clinical management in Pediatric Dentistry is individual and varies across different cultures around the world. The objective of this literature review is to bring together the main guidelines from different countries around the world, including Brazil, aiming to identify how the use of behavioral techniques are applied and their efficiency in each place. Initially, the main national and international guides were selected, taken from the International Association of Pediatric Dentistry (IAPD) and the American Association of Pediatric Dentistry (AAPD), as well as articles from different countries and continents, such as Argentina, Brazil, Europe and Asia, as well as It was analyzed whether the protocols of the main guides are consistent with the protocols of the Children's Clinic Department of the Faculty of Dentistry of Ribeirão Preto - USP. The results obtained in the guides for Brazilian, American and international dental clinical management and the articles studied recommend initially using less invasive techniques, with the aim of providing calm care and without creating trauma for the child, since much of the uncooperative behavior comes from previous traumatic experiences. However, advanced techniques can be used for more challenging cases. We conclude from studying the guides and articles that the dental surgeon has several techniques to be applied so that child care is atraumatic and restores health to the patient.

Keywords: Clinical management; International guides; Pediatric dentistry.