Laboratórios regionais de prótese dental na saúde pública: uma revisão sistemática

Abstract

To analyse the scientific articles on the implantation and services of Dental Prosthesis Laboratories (LRPD) in the public health Network of Brazil. As well, describe the different approaches regarding the supply of these services. For this, we used the method of qualitative research, basedon systematic review and bibliometric analysis of scientific articles avaialable on nowned electronic research sites. The search and selection of great prominence related to the supply and manufacture of total and partial denture by Regional Dental Prosthesis Loboratory, inserted in the public Health Network, was contudet. In Brazil, the high rate of edentulis caused the federal government to establish a new reorganization of dentistry in the unified. Health system. In the 2004, the new guidelines of the national oral health policy were traced with he creation of the laboratories of regional Dental Prosthesis, in the primary care network. There was an increase in the supply of these services and redefinition of the same as public health policy. The latest studies on the implementation of the LRPD revealed inequalities in the is distrition of the service since 70% of the municipalities do not have this establishement. The ars city of studie rected to data on the Regional Laboratories of Dental Prosthesis in the municipalites of Brazil reveleal the need to develop research on oral rehabilitation and is importance for the populacion’s health