INTEGRATED MANAGEMENT IN FACIAL TRAUMA: SCIENTIFIC EVIDENCE FROM SCOPUS AND WEB OF SCIENCE DATABASES

This study analyzed scientific publications on interdisciplinary management in facial trauma in the Scopus and Web of Science databases, complemented by national epidemiological data from DATASUS/SIH-SUS and the Federal Council of Dentistry from 2015 to 2025. The investigation was guided by the PICO strategy, considering patients with facial trauma, interdisciplinary approach as the intervention, management by isolated specialty as the comparison, and outcomes related to complications, recovery, and function. The descriptors (“facial trauma” OR “maxillofacial trauma”) AND (“multidisciplinary management” OR “team approach”) were used. In Scopus, 3 articles directly related to the topic were identified. In Web of Science, the refined search for facial trauma and incidence, filtered for Brazil and the areas of Dentistry, Oral Surgery, and Medicine, resulted in 68 documents. In Brazil, facial trauma represents an important public health issue, with approximately 22.2 thousand severe cases per year and 133,687 emergency hospitalizations for skull and facial bone fractures between 2018 and 2023. The studies found indicate that facial trauma involves complex clinical demands and requires the participation of different fields, such as general surgery, oral and maxillofacial surgery, ophthalmology, otorhinolaryngology, nutrition, and physiotherapy.