Biobancos: sua importância na captação de dentes humanos e no suporte para pesquisas odontológicas

Abstract

Dental research is growing exponentially, often requiring the use of human teeth, which are difficult to obtain legally. As a result, researchers and d ental students have found it increasingly difficult to work with human teeth, in addition to the population's lack of knowledge when it comes to the donation of teeth to biobanks. The aim of this work is to evaluate the degree of knowledge of dental profes sionals regarding organ donation and their availability to send them to organ collection centers. For the development of this research, 303 dental professionals from different specialties were randomly selected. These professionals were visited in their pr ivate offices and in dental clinics, randomly chosen from the central region and adjacencies to the city of Juiz de Fora, and with different years of clinical experience. Once they agreed to participate in the research, and after signing the informed conse nt form, they answered a questionnaire to assess their degree of knowledge regarding organ donation, teeth donation and the importance of teeth for dental research. At the end of the study, it was observed that although most professionals consider the toot h an organ and are favorable for its donation, only 11 interviewees reported donating their teeth to a biobank.