[Variations in tooth decay rates among children 5 and 12 years old in Minas Gerais, Brazil]. / Variações no nível de cárie dentária entre crianças de 5 e 12 anos em Minas Gerais, Brasil.
Cad Saude Publica
; 21(1): 55-63, 2005.
Article
em Pt
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-15692638
The aim of this ecological study was to analyze to what extent World Health Organization goals were met in relation to dental caries in 2000 in Minas Gerais State, Brazil, identifying factors associated with variation in DMFT and the occurrence of DMFT < or = 3 among 12-year-old children and in the percentage of caries-free 5-year-olds. Secondary data from different sources were used. Linear regression and multiple logistic regression techniques were applied to the analysis of the numerical and dichotomous dependent variables. Socioeconomic and dental services supply/utilization indicators were used as potential explanatory variables. The goals expressed by DMFT < or = 3 at 12 years and a minimum of 50% caries-free 5-year-olds were met by 37% and 9% of the State's municipalities, respectively. In general the dependent variables were associated with socioeconomic level, and no associations were identified with dental care. The results should not be generalized, but they do suggest inequities in oral health and the role played by socioeconomic factors and water fluoridation.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Índice CPO
/
Cárie Dentária
Tipo de estudo:
Prognostic_studies
Limite:
Child
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Child, preschool
/
Humans
País/Região como assunto:
America do sul
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Brasil
Idioma:
Pt
Revista:
Cad Saude Publica
Assunto da revista:
SAUDE PUBLICA
Ano de publicação:
2005
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Brasil
País de publicação:
Brasil