The Importance Of Dentist In Icu In Trauma Dental Case

Endotracheal intubation although common, can cause an increase in dental buco trauma during general anesthesia or ICU admissions. This trauma can occur at the stage of intubation, as well as the resting phase due to inexperience and lack of knowledge of critical care teams. This literature work in indexed databases aims to demonstrate how frequent is the occurrence of this accident and emphasize the importance of a Dental Surgeon in the Intensive Care Unit for the guidance of the hospital staff in the proper handling of the dental element in the case trauma as well as a reduction of this type of trauma due to endotracheal intubation.