lncrease in the number of measles cases in Brazil: importance of the dentist in the early diagnosis of the disease

Abstract

In recent years, eradicated diseases such as measles have returned, characterizing outbreaks across the country, making it is a challenge to combat and early diagnosis. Objective: to identify the importance of dental care to the clinical signs of Measles. Method: The present study was carried out by means of a bibliographic review, guided by books and scientific articles in Spanish, English and Portuguese, using the search engines Google Scholar, PubMed, SciELO and Science Direct between 2009-2020. Results: The integrative review showed that the dental surgeon for acting in the oral region where the first symptoms of the disease appear, such as Koplik's spot, characterized by whitish, grayish or bluish elevations with an erythematous base at the height of the second molars, and other signs less frequent among them candidiasis, necrotizing ulcerative gingivitis and necrotizing stomatitis, has a privileged role in early diagnosis in addition to providing guidance on the importance of vaccination to prevent contagion. Thus, mitigating the aggravating cases of the disease and assisting in prevention. Conclusion: With the rise of measles cases in the country, the dentist has a fundamental role in guiding the incentive to vaccination as the main form of prevention and diagnose to help in the eradicate the disease.