OBJECTIVE: To describe the distribution of edentulism and estimate the prevalence of functional dentition and shortened dental arch among elderly population. METHODS: A population-based epidemiological study was carried out with a sample of 5,349 respondents aged 65 to 74 years obtained from the 2002 and 2003 Brazilian Ministry of Health/Division of Oral Health survey database. The following variables were studied: gender; macroregion of residence; missing teeth; percentage that met the World Health Organization goal for oral health in the age group 65 to 74 years (50% having at least 20 natural teeth); presence of shortened dental arch; number of posterior occluding pairs of teeth. The Chi-square test assessed the association between categ...
OBJECTIVE: To analyze whether two simplified indices, "DMF in 6 Teeth"(DMF6T) and "DMF in two quadra...
OBJECTIVE: To test associations between primary dental care indicators and municipal socioeconomic a...
OBJETIVO: Analisar a perda dentária com base em estimativas do número médio de dentes perdidos, prev...
OBJECTIVE: The occurrence of orofacial pain and chronic pain are frequent subjects for study today, ...
OBJETIVO: Analisar limitações do estudo de fluorose dentária em inquéritos transversais. MÉTODOS: ...
OBJECTIVE: To assess the association between preventive care provided in public dental services and ...
OBJECTIVE: To estimate the prevalence of regular use of dental care services by adults and older adu...
Introdução: Países do mundo todo vem passando por um rápido processo de envelhecimento, devido ao au...
The aim of this study was to assess the prevalence and severity of dental caries as well as treatmen...
Aim: This study analyzed the Inverse Care Law in the distribution of dentists and their workload acr...
OBJECTIVE: To determine the validity of oral hygiene questions for children, as commonly used in epi...
The study evaluated the self-perception of oral health in institutionalized and non-institutionalize...
OBJECTIVE: To describe self-perceived oral health among elderly people and assess associated sociode...
OBJETIVO: Avaliar a associação entre a utilização recente de serviços odontológicos, fatores socioec...
OBJECTIVE: Since one of the goals of dental services is to reduce the effects of social inequality o...
OBJECTIVE: To analyze whether two simplified indices, "DMF in 6 Teeth"(DMF6T) and "DMF in two quadra...
OBJECTIVE: To test associations between primary dental care indicators and municipal socioeconomic a...
OBJETIVO: Analisar a perda dentária com base em estimativas do número médio de dentes perdidos, prev...
OBJECTIVE: The occurrence of orofacial pain and chronic pain are frequent subjects for study today, ...
OBJETIVO: Analisar limitações do estudo de fluorose dentária em inquéritos transversais. MÉTODOS: ...
OBJECTIVE: To assess the association between preventive care provided in public dental services and ...
OBJECTIVE: To estimate the prevalence of regular use of dental care services by adults and older adu...
Introdução: Países do mundo todo vem passando por um rápido processo de envelhecimento, devido ao au...
The aim of this study was to assess the prevalence and severity of dental caries as well as treatmen...
Aim: This study analyzed the Inverse Care Law in the distribution of dentists and their workload acr...
OBJECTIVE: To determine the validity of oral hygiene questions for children, as commonly used in epi...
The study evaluated the self-perception of oral health in institutionalized and non-institutionalize...
OBJECTIVE: To describe self-perceived oral health among elderly people and assess associated sociode...
OBJETIVO: Avaliar a associação entre a utilização recente de serviços odontológicos, fatores socioec...
OBJECTIVE: Since one of the goals of dental services is to reduce the effects of social inequality o...
OBJECTIVE: To analyze whether two simplified indices, "DMF in 6 Teeth"(DMF6T) and "DMF in two quadra...
OBJECTIVE: To test associations between primary dental care indicators and municipal socioeconomic a...
OBJETIVO: Analisar a perda dentária com base em estimativas do número médio de dentes perdidos, prev...