Análise da aplicabilidade e importância da biossegurança na radiologia odontológica: uma revisão integrativa da literatura

Abstract

Introduction: During the performance of the dental radiographic examination, the equipment and materials handled also have a considerable potential to be contaminated by saliva or blood of the patients, for this reason the standards of asepsis and biosafety must be properly executed for the safety of the patient and the professional. Objectives: To conduct a systematic review of the literature on Biosafety in dentistry, seeking to describe the evolution of the area of Biosafety in dental radiology, its applicability in minimizing risks and contamination. Methodology: Integrative literature review. We used scientific articles from the electronic databases: Scielo, PubMed, and CAPES journals with the descriptors 'Radiology', 'Biosafety' and 'Dentistry'. Results: A total of 336 articles were accessed. For a first filtering, the analysis of each one was carried out from an evaluation of the title and the abstract, thus it was possible to exclude the repeated articles as well as those that escaped the theme of the study, being excluded 326 articles. Then, a detailed analysis of the remaining 10 articles was carried out with the complete reading of the article. We excluded 4 articles because they did not address biosafety in dental radiology, leaving only 6 that met the proposed objectives. Conclusion: Although most dental radiodiagnostic professionals have some knowledge about the subject of Biosafety measures, most neglect them. Therefore, it is important to raise awareness of these professionals, through investments in training and training, which reinforce the relevance of Biosafety, and necessary measures in the daily fight against contamination and control of communicable diseases in dental offices and clinics.