Dental caries in inland Brazilian adolescents and its relationship with social determinants

Aim: To identify the prevalence of dental caries in inland Brazilian adolescents, and to analyze the influence of socio-demographic and clinical variables, and access to dental service on caries experience. Methods: This study had a non-probabilistic sample comprising 504 adolescents aged 12 years,...

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Main Authors: Andréa Videira Assaf, Angela Scarparo Caldo-Teixeira, Flavia Maia Silveira, Maria Isabel Bastos Valente, Rafael Gomes Ditterich, Roberta Barcelos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Estadual de Campinas 2009-12-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Oral Sciences
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Online Access:https://periodicos.sbu.unicamp.br/ojs/index.php/bjos/article/view/8640911