Dental treatment in pregnant women: integrative review

Abstract

Objective: identify the scientific knowledge developed about dental care in pregnant women. Material and Methods: an integrative review with search of articles, thesis and dissertations in the databases SciELO, LILACS and Pubmed, from 2012 to 2017, being selected 6 studies. Results: five studies emphasized how this care should be performed, procedures and materials considered safe. One study brought insights into an insecurity faced by dentists and solutions to it. Conclusion: gestation is a period of innumerable changes in the woman’s body, so the dentist needs to be up to date and must seek evidence in the literature to perform clinical care safely, since it may contribute to improve the quality of life of these patients.