Inequalities in the distribution of dental caries among 12-year-old Brazilian schoolchildren

We assessed the inequality in the distribution of dental caries and the association between indicators of socioeconomic status and caries experience in a representative sample of schoolchildren. This study followed a cross-sectional design, with a sample of 792 schoolchildren aged 12 years, represen...

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Main Authors: Chaiana Piovesan, Fausto Medeiros Mendes, José Leopoldo Ferreira Antunes, Thiago Machado Ardenghi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Pesquisa Odontológica 2011-02-01
Series:Brazilian Oral Research
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1806-83242011000100012