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Association of clinical, social and environmental variables with dental caries ...
Marques,Ana Paula Ferreira; Lattanzi,Aretuza Pires dos Santos; Silveira,Flavia Maia; Valente,Maria Isabel Bastos; Cortellazzi,Karine LauraAbstract Background Although a trend towards dental caries reduction has been observed, further investigations on its pattern and development are still needed. Objective To investigate the influence of clinical, social and environmental variables on dental caries prevalence in adolescents from a Brazilian municipality supplied with fluoridated water in 2018. Method This study was conducted with a non-probabilis...
Dental caries in inland Brazilian adolescents and its relationship with social ...
Assaf,Andréa Videira; Caldo-Teixeira,Angela Scarparo; Silveira,Flavia Maia; Valente,Maria Isabel Bastos; Ditterich,Rafael Gomes; Barcelos,RobertaAIM: To identify the prevalence of dental caries in inland Brazilian adolescents, and to analyze the influence of socio-demographic and clinical variables, and access to dental service on caries experience.METHODS: This study had a non-probabilistic sample comprising 504 adolescents aged 12 years, attending public schools in the city of Nova Friburgo, mountain region of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The World Health ...