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Factors associated with toothache in 12-year-old adolescents in a southeastern ...
Costa,Nildelaine Cristina; Abreu,Mauro Henrique Nogueira Guimarães; Pinto,Rafaela Silveira; Vargas-Ferreira,Fabiana; Martins,Renata CastroAbstract: This cross-sectional study evaluated factors associated with toothache in 12-year-old adolescents from the state of Minas Gerais in Brazil. Secondary data were collected from the SB Minas Gerais 2012 epidemiological survey. The dependent variable was toothache in the past 6 months. The independent variables were grouped into two levels: individual (sex, ethnic group, family income, periodontal conditi...
Tooth erosion and dental caries in schoolchildren: is there a relationship betw...
Salas,Mabel Miluska Suca; Dantas,Raquel Venâncio Fernandes; Sarmento,Hugo Ramalho; Vargas-Ferreira,Fabiana; Torriani,Dione; Demarco,Flávio FernandoAIM: To identify a possible association between the occurrence of dental caries and tooth erosion and to correlate the dietary factor with an increased risk of dental caries. METHODS: A cross-sectional study in a multistage random sample of 1,211, 8 to 12-years-old Brazilian schoolchildren in private and public schools was conducted in Pelotas, Brazil. The prevalence of dental caries and tooth erosion was asses...
Methods and logistics of a multidisciplinary survey of schoolchildren from Pelo...
Goettems,Marília Leão; Correa,Marcos Britto; Vargas-Ferreira,Fabiana; Torriani,Dione Dias; Marques,Margarete; Domingues,Marlos RodriguesThis paper describes the methods of a multidisciplinary epidemiological survey conducted in schools in Pelotas, in the Southern Region of Brazil. This cross-sectional study evaluated a representative sample (n = 1,211) of eight to 12-year-old children attending public (15) and private (5) schools. Questionnaires were applied to parents to obtain information about socioeconomic and sociocultural characteristics....
Obesity and dental caries: systematic review
Silva,Alexandre Emidio Ribeiro; Menezes,Ana Maria Baptista; Demarco,Flavio Fernando; Vargas-Ferreira,Fabiana; Peres,Marco AurelioOBJECTIVE Identifying, through a systematic literature review, evidence of a possible association between obesity and dental caries. METHODS A search of articles published between 2005 and January 2012 was performed in the Medline/PubMed, LILACS and Web of Science databases. The quality of scientific evidence of the selected articles was assessed by the items proposed for observational studies in the Downs & Bl...
Etiologic factors associated with oral squamous cell carcinoma in non-smokers a...
Vargas-Ferreira,Fabiana; Nedel,Fernanda; Etges,Adriana; Gomes,Ana Paula Neutzling; Furuse,Cristiane; Tarquinio,Sandra Beatriz ChavesOral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) is the fifth most common type of cancer in the world. The effect of some etiological factors is well established in the literature, such as consumption of tobacco and alcohol. However, approximately 15 to 20% of all oral cancer cases occur in patients without the traditional risk factors, reflecting in numerous cases of OSCC in non-smokers and non-alcoholic drinkers. Also, se...
Developmental enamel defects and their impact on child oral health-related qual...
Vargas-Ferreira,Fabiana; Ardenghi,Thiago MachadoThis cross-sectional study assessed the impact of Developmental Enamel Defects (DED) on Child Oral Health-Related Quality of Life (COHRQoL). A sample of 944 11- to 14-year-old Brazilian schoolchildren was examined for the prevalence and severity of DED. The children completed the Child Perceptions Questionnaire (CPQ11-14), and socioeconomic status was also collected using a questionnaire. Poisson regression mod...