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| Author(s): |
Graciela Medeiros Jabôr Jahn
Total Authors: 1
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| Document type: | Master's Dissertation |
| Press: | São Paulo. |
| Institution: | Universidade de São Paulo (USP). Faculdade de Odontologia (FO/SDO) |
| Defense date: | 2006-02-24 |
| Examining board members: |
Jose Leopoldo Ferreira Antunes;
Solange Mongelli de Fantini;
Paulo Frazão São Pedro
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| Advisor: | Jose Leopoldo Ferreira Antunes |
| Abstract | |
The aim of this study is to describe the prevalence and severity of malocclusion in schoolchildren of the state of São Paulo, and in the 34 towns included in the survey, exploring the association between epidemiologic indicators of dentofacial anomalies and covariates on socio-demographic characteristics and provision of dental services. Its main source of information was the epidemiologic survey on oral health performed in 2002 by the health department of the state of São Paulo, which assessed schoolchildren aged 5 (n=4936), 12 (n=5779) and 15-19 (n=1823) years old, which were enrolled in public and private schools. We also gathered socioeconomic information and data related to the provision of dental services in participating towns. Dental occlusion was assessed in terms of the Dental Aesthetic Index. For 5-year-old schoolchildren, the prevalence of severe malocclusion in the state of São Paulo was 22%, and the overall prevalence of malocclusion (mild or severe) was 43%. Definite malocclusion affected 20% of 12-year-old schoolchildren, severe malocclusion affected 10%, and very severe or handicapping malocclusion affected 7%. For 15- to 19-year-old adolescents, the prevalence of definite malocclusion was 13%, of severe malocclusion was 6%, and of very severe or handicapping malocclusion was 6%. Regarding data aggregated at the town level, the current study observed absent association between the Dental Aesthetic Index, as well as of its components, and indices of socioeconomic development and the provision of dental services. (AU) | |