Dental Status of Firefighters of Rio de Janeiro State and Comparison with Brazilian Oral Health Surveys
Pesqui. bras. odontopediatria clín. integr
; 21: e0038, 2021. tab, graf
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| LILACS, BBO
| ID: biblio-1287488
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BR1264.1
ABSTRACT
ABSTRACT Objective:
This cross-sectional study aimed to assess clinical dental status in military firefighters of Rio de Janeiro State and compare data with Brazilian National and Regional oral health surveys. Material andMethods:
A sample of 926 military firefighters was examined using the visible biofilm index, the DMFT index and the Community Periodontal Index (CPI). Clinical exams were performed by 15 trained dentists. The Kruskal-Wallis test and Mann-Whitney test with Bonferroni correction were used.Results:
Higher biofilm accumulation was associated with increased age. The mean DMFT index for the whole sample of this study was 12.74 (±7.03), and the 'filled' component was the most prevalent (69.9%), whereas the 'decayed' and 'missing' components were, respectively, 8.4% and 21.7%. There was a higher prevalence of periodontal diseases with increasing age, ranging from 57.1% in firefighters of 34 years or less to 70.5% in the ones between 35 and 44 years old and 75.4% in participants at age 45 years or older. Clinical dental status of the military firefighters who belonged to the age group 35-44 was better than the one observed for the Brazilian population at the same age range. However, pathological conditions that can be solved with health promotion strategies associated with dental procedures of low complexity still persist.Conclusion:
These results suggest that the availability of dental health care services itself does not represent the most effective approach to the oral health problems found in the studied population.Palavras-chave
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
BBO
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LILACS
Assunto principal:
Brasil
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Inquéritos de Saúde Bucal
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Saúde Bucal
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Pesquisas sobre Atenção à Saúde
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Bombeiros
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Cárie Dentária
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
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Evaluation_studies
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Observational_studies
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Prevalence_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
País/Região como assunto:
America do sul
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Brasil
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Pesqui. bras. odontopediatria clín. integr
Assunto da revista:
ODONTOLOGIA
Ano de publicação:
2021
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Brasil
País de publicação:
Brasil