: Comunidades indígenas são detentoras de um rico conhecimento acerca do uso de plantas medicinais empregadas em seus complexos sistemas terapêuticos. Entretanto, apesar do avanço nas pesquisas etnomedicobotânicas que visam compreender a tríplice homem-saúde-flora, as insuficientes informações sobre o tema fragilizam o entendimento do real perfil de saúde dessas populações, inclusive sobre a saúde bucal. Desse modo, este estudo teve como objetivo realizar o levantamento de plantas medicinais utilizadas por comunidades indígenas brasileiras para saúde bucal, bem como investigar a bioatividade descrita para as espécies encontradas através de uma revisão sistemática. Os trabalhos acessados mencionam 17 etnoespécies com diferentes partes utilizadas, formas de preparo e modos de uso. Entre estas, 29% possuem propriedades descritas para odontologia, as quais corroboram a indicação tradicional, 47% possuem propriedades médicas que justificam a utilização, como antimicrobiana e anti-inflamatória, enquanto 24% não possuem potenciais para saúde disponível na literatura acessada. O levantamento endossa a riqueza do conhecimento botânico medicinal indígena do Brasil e sua eficácia na profilaxia e tratamento bucal, porém evidencia a necessidade de mais estudos direcionados à área.
BACKGROUND: There is a lack of studies evaluating the oral health of traditional indigenous communities in Brazil. OBJECTIVES: Thus, the objective of this study was to describe the oral health characteristics of the indigenous Fulni-ô ethnic group in Northeast Brazil. DESIGN AND SETTING: A cross-sectional observational investigation was conducted within the Project on Atherosclerosis among Indigenous Populations. METHODS: This study included participants of both sexes from the Fulni-ô ethnic group. The participants included in this investigation underwent a comprehensive oral health evaluation by a registered and experienced dentist to assess oral health and identify potentially malignant oral lesions. Participants with suspicious lesions were referred for biopsy. Shapiro-Wilk, Mann-Whitney, and Student's t-tests were used, and measures of central tendency and dispersion were described. Statistical significance was 5%. RESULTS: A total of 104 individuals were included in this study. The prevalence of the use of tobacco derivatives was 94.0%, with similarities between sexes. The prevalence of oral changes in this study population was 84.4%. Fifty-one individuals who underwent oral reassessment were referred for oral lesion biopsy. CONCLUSIONS: This study demonstrated a high prevalence of oral alterations in the Fulni-ô population. Histopathological analyses indicated the presence of mild oral epithelial dysplasia in five cases.
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