A percepção dos pais e responsáveis acerca dos cuidados em saúde bucal pediátricos: revisão de literatura

Abstract

Perception is defined by the dictionary as "awareness (of something or person), impression or intuition)". This same perception influences many aspects of daily life, about people, about life and about themselves and the care we dedicate to ourselves and it is no different from the perception that parents and guardians have or may have about dental care of children. Many parents and guardians, spending most of their time away from home, are often unable to keep up with their children's routine, including routine dental care. However, this situation tended to change due to the pandemic caused by COVID-19 that we are going through. Therefore, this literature review aims to describe the perception of parents and guardians about pediatric dental care. A bibliographic search was carried out in the PubMed, SciELO and LILACS databases, using the descriptors “Perception”, “Dental Care”, “Children”. The review was carried out with articles with full texts from 2009 to 2021, excluding systematic, integrative and literature reviews, as well as articles dealing with specific conditions, as well as texts which were off topic. Resulting in a total of 245 references and 16 references selected at the end according to the requirements. Information on this topic sometimes does not reach those responsible, so that they can put it into practice at home, sometimes not knowing when to start looking for dental service for their little ones or even when to start oral hygiene, factors that can influence the quality of life of children as they get older.