This article sought to carry out a bibliographical survey, of a narrative nature, on dental care for pregnant women. Virtual searches were performed in the databases: PubMed, Cochrane Library, LILACS and the Scielo virtual library. For this, the central question was established: "How is dental care for pregnant women?" Complete studies were included to assess the dental care provided to pregnant women. Therefor...
Syphilis is an infectious disease caused by Treponema Pallidum, usually by vertical transmission, known as congenital syphilis, or even sexual, called acquired syphilis. In addition, contamination can occur indirectly, through the use of contaminated objects, such as tattoo needles or blood transfusions. It is considered a public health problem due to its high degree of incidence, mostly in low-income countries...
Pigmented lesions of the oral mucosa comprise a diverse group of lesions that can range from physiological pigmentations, such as gingival pigmentation in people with black skin, to severe pathological pigmentations, such as oral melanoma. The identification of pigmented tissue in the oral cavity can represent difficulties in the diagnosis for the health professional. This occurs because the clinical manifestat...
Pyogenic granuloma is a very common non-neoplasic benign lesion in the oral cavity, being considered as a non-neoplasic proliferative process (NNPP). It is one of the entities most frequently associated with soft tissues expansions of the oral cavity, having preference for females, in the age group between the 2nd. and the 4th. decade of life. The treatment is by surgical excision with a small margin of safety...