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Self-reported oral health and normative indices of dental caries among adolesce...
Santos,Susana Aguiar; Ortiz,Fernanda Ruffo; Agostini,Bernardo Antonio; Ardenghi,Thiago MachadoAbstract: This study assessed the association between self-reported oral health and the normative indices of dental caries in an adolescent population. This study is based on a 6-year data from a cohort, beginning in 2012, with 1,134 twelve-year-old adolescents. After three phases of data collection, 68% of the samples were followed up. Self-reported oral health was evaluated through the question: “Would you sa...
Prevalence of xerostomia and its association with systemic diseases and medicat...
Fornari,Cindel Balbinot; Bergonci,Daniel; Stein,Cauane Bruna; Agostini,Bernardo Antonio; Rigo,LilianABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Dry mouth syndrome or xerostomia is defined as decreased salivary flow or hypofunction of salivary glands. Its origins are multicausal and might be the result of a change in the salivary glands or a systemic imbalance. OBJECTIVE: To ascertain the prevalence of self-reported xerostomia and to identify associated factors. DESIGN AND SETTING: Cross-sectional study on the entire population of 2...
Survival of atraumatic restorative treatment restorations in the elderly patien...
Maia,Thaís Souza; Lima,Thamires Diogo; Vieira,Walbert de Andrade; Blumenberg,Cauane; Agostini,Bernardo Antonio; Nascimento,Gustavo GiacomelliAbstract: This study aimed to assess the survival of glass ionomer cement (GIC) restorations performed using the atraumatic restorative treatment (ART) in elderly patients. The systematic review protocol was registered in the PROSPERO database. The records were searched until August 2020 in eight electronic bibliographic databases, and included randomized and non-randomized clinical trials and observational stu...
Prevalence of mental disorders among elderly men: a systematic review and meta-...
Ribeiro,Genef Caroline Andrade; Vieira,Walbert de Andrade; Herval,Álex Moreira; Rodrigues,Renata Prata Cunha Bernardes; Agostini,Bernardo AntonioABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Elderly men have been characterized as a group vulnerable to suicide, motivated by loneliness, loss of loved ones and feelings of uselessness to family members. OBJECTIVES: To ascertain the prevalence of different mental disorders among elderly men who attempted suicide. DESIGN AND SETTING: Systematic review of observational studies developed as a result of a partnership between two postgra...
How Common is Dry Mouth? Systematic Review and Meta-Regression Analysis of Prev...
Agostini,Bernardo Antonio; Cericato,Graziela Oro; Silveira,Ethieli Rodrigues da; Nascimento,Gustavo Giacomelli; Costa,Francine dos SantosAbstract The aim of this paper is to systematically review the literature to estimate the overall prevalence of xerostomia/hyposalivation in epidemiological studies. An electronic search was carried out up to February 2018 with no language restrictions. A total of 5760 titles were screened and just twenty-nine papers were included in review and the meta-analysis after a two independently reviewers applied the s...
Comparison of Face-To-Face Interview and Telephone Methods of Administration on...
Ortiz,Fernanda Ruffo; Santos,Mariana Dantas dos; Landenberger,Tatiana; Emmanuelli,Bruno; Agostini,Bernardo Antonio; Ardenghi,Thiago MachadoAbstract The aim of this study was to compare the administration of the Brazilian version of Early Childhood Oral Health Impact Scale (ECOHIS) questionnaire, applied by face-to-face and telephone format. A randomized sample of 76 parents/guardians of children up to 6 years old was selected in a Pediatric Dentistry Clinic of the Federal University of Santa Maria, Brazil. Patients were randomly selected for 2 dif...
Racial Differences in Oral Health-Related Quality of Life: A Multilevel Analysi...
Emmanuelli,Bruno; Kucner,Ângela Aniszewski; Ostapiuck,Marjana; Tomazoni,Fernanda; Agostini,Bernardo Antonio; Ardenghi,Thiago MachadoThis cross-sectional study aimed to assess the influence of race/ethnicity on Brazilian children' oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL). A multistage random sampling selected a representative sample of 1,134 twelve-years-old children from public schools of Santa Maria, a city in Southern Brazil. Participants were examined by 4 calibrated clinicians (minimum Kappa-value for inter-examiner agreement of 0.8...
Self-Perceived Oral Health Influences Tooth Brushing in Preschool Children
Agostini,Bernardo Antonio; Machry,Rômulo Vaz; Teixeira,Carlos Roberto da Silva; Piovesan,Chaiana; Oliveira,Marta Dutra MachadoThis study assessed the influence of socioeconomic and clinical factors, as well as parent's perception of child's oral health on the toothbrushing frequency of 0-5-year-old children. The study was carried out in Santa Maria, RS, Brazil, during the National Children's Vaccination Day, and 478 children aged 0 - 5 years were included. Data were collected by clinical examinations and a structured questionnaire, co...