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| Author(s): |
Silva Junior, Manoelito Ferreira
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Rosario de Sousa, Maria da Luz
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Batista, Marilia Jesus
Total Authors: 3
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| Document type: | Journal article |
| Source: | BRAZILIAN ORAL RESEARCH; v. 33, p. 10-pg., 2019-01-01. |
| Abstract | |
The objective of this study was to evaluate the association between social inequality indicators and oral health conditions in an adult population. This prospective cohort study assessed a probabilistic sampling of adults (aged 20-64 years) living in Piracicaba, Sao Paulo, Brazil. Oral examinations were performed in 2011 and 2015, conducted at home, and used the decay-missing-filled (DMFT) index of permanent teeth, the Community Periodontal Index (CPI), and the visible biofilm criterion. A questionnaire was administered to determine demographic and socioeconomic aspects and dental services used, and collect oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL) data. Social inequality indicators were evaluated according to social class (high, middle or low) and type of dental service used (public, health insurance or private), and compared with oral health conditions (visible biofilm, DMFT and incidence of tooth loss, periodontal pockets and bleeding, and OHRQoL), evaluated between 2011 and 2015. Analysis using chi-squared or Fisher tests (p < 0.05) and Cochran's Q test was conducted separately for each category analyzed between 2011 and 2015 (p < 0.05). A total of 143 adults who participated in an earlier study were examined after four years of follow-up. Although the occurrence of oral disease did not decrease over the study period (4 years), there was a reduction in inequality among lower social classes in regard to presence of tooth decay and oral health impact on self-perceived quality of life between 2011 and 2015 (p < 0.05). These results suggest that the Brazilian National Oral Health Policy has achieved its principles, especially that of greater equity. (AU) | |
| FAPESP's process: | 09/16560-0 - Tooth Loss study in adults: impact on groups of different socio economic levels and use of dental services by applying index of tooth loss and associated factors." |
| Grantee: | Marília Jesus Batista de Brito Mota |
| Support Opportunities: | Scholarships in Brazil - Doctorate |
| FAPESP's process: | 11/00545-1 - Tooth loss in adults: quality of life evaluation through of tooth loss index |
| Grantee: | Maria da Luz Rosario de Sousa |
| Support Opportunities: | Regular Research Grants |
| FAPESP's process: | 14/15184-2 - Tooth loss longitudinal study in adults and associated factors |
| Grantee: | Manoelito Ferreira Silva Junior |
| Support Opportunities: | Scholarships in Brazil - Master |