Oral health of schoolchildren in Piracicaba-SP

• Grant number: 12/25154-8
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Scientific Initiation
• Start date: May 01, 2013
• End date: April 30, 2015
• Field of knowledge: Health Sciences - Dentistry - Social and Preventive Dentistry
• Principal Investigator: Maria da Luz Rosario de Sousa
• Grantee: Fernanda Rodrigues de Farias Santos
• Host Institution: Faculdade de Odontologia de Piracicaba (FOP). Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP). Piracicaba , SP, Brazil

Abstract

Caries is a complex and multifactorial disease. It is one of the most prevalent diseases in the world and is in addition to biological factors associated with social and behavioral factors of the individual. When present in infancy, in the primary dentition, predisposes the individual to present it in the permanent dentition. Thus, the diagnosis of caries and its prevention are of paramount importance in childhood. (AU)