Oral mucosa alterations in a socioeconomically deprived region: prevalence and associated factors

This study aimed to evaluate the prevalence and factors associated with oral mucosa alterations in patients from Vale do Jequiti-nhonha, Brazil. The sample consisted of 511 patients of both genders. Questionnaires were used to obtain information about patient gender, age, race, systemic disease stat...

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Published in:	Brazilian Oral Research
Main Authors:	Raquel Gonçalves Vieira-Andrade, Flávia de Faria Zuquim Guimarães, Charlles da Silva Vieira, Sarah Teixeira Carvalho Freire, Maria Letícia Ramos-Jorge, Anacélia Mendes Fernandes
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Sociedade Brasileira de Pesquisa Odontológica 2011-10-01
Subjects:	Mouth Mucosa Mouth Diseases Prevalence
Online Access:	http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1806-83242011000500004