Soares, Heliana BezerraCunha, Ana Julia Pereira da2022-09-222022-09-222022-07-26CUNHA, Ana Julia Pereira da. Salvando o sorriso: um jogo digital sobre saúde bucal utilizando a educação lúdica. Orientador: Heliana Bezerra Soares. 2022. 44f. Trabalho de Conclusão de Curso (Graduação em Engenharia Biomédica) - Departamento de Engenharia Biomédica, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte, 2022.https://repositorio.ufrn.br/handle/123456789/49393Many scientific studies prove that oral health is totally linked to an individual's overall health. Therefore, poor oral hygiene conditions directly reflect on other health problems. Oral diseases are diverse and age-independent, the most prevalent being: dental caries, gingivitis and periodontitis. The first public initiative to provide the population with dental care took place in the 1950s with a model called the Incremental System, through the models Simplified Dentistry (70s), Comprehensive Dentistry (80s), Inversion of Attention (80s/90s), Early Baby Care (80s/90s), most of which are curative and excluding, until reaching the current model called Brasil Sorridente, based on epidemiological surveys and governed by the principles of the SUS. According to data from the first epidemiological survey in 2004, caries already affected 59.4% of children aged 5 years old (dmft-d=2.8). Caries in the primary dentition has a predictive aspect for caries in the permanent dentition and health education is of fundamental importance for the prophylactic success of this disease, especially when combined with recreational activities. In this scenario, the objective of the work was to develop a digital game with the purpose of promoting guidance and motivation in oral health for children between 6 and 11 years old. The game, named Salvando o sorriso, was based on the approach of two different topics, respectively: a) tooth decay and the consequences it brings to the health of the teeth; b) healthy diet x cariogenic diet. These topics were exposed in two different modalities. Mode 1, called Escape the Little Monsters and Mode 2, called Making Good Choices. In this work, a phase was developed for each modality of the game and they are in a functional state. The testing and validation stage of the system will take place after approval by the ethics committee.Cárie dentáriaDieta saudávelHigiene oralJogo digitalDieta cariogênicaDental cariesHealthy dietCariogenic dietOral hygieneDigital gamebachelorThesisCNPQ::ENGENHARIAS::ENGENHARIA BIOMEDICA