Atendimento odontológico em gestantes: uma revis o da literatura

Many professionals of the odontological area have demonstrated concern in demystifying the popular belief, still today sufficiently common, from that pregnant woman cannot receive assistance odontological. However, still he has refusal on the part of some surgeon-dentists in giving to odontological attention the pregnant, had the controversies of opinions and deficient boarding of the subject during the academic formation, as well as due to interaction multidisciplining. The proper pregnant are unsafe, having in mind that the odontological treatment can cause congenital abnormalitys or abortion. The current scientific knowledge demonstrates that any odontological treatment can be carried through during the gestation, having a consensus in literature as being as the trimester the period of preference for the dental treatments. However, the attendance assumes of prerequisite for selects the agents safest, limiting the duration of the treatment and minimizing dosages - that is basic for a safe therapy. This article has for objective to revise available literature on the odontological treatment during the period of the pregnancy, in order to make possible clarifications to base the clinical behaviors in scientific evidences.