Is there an association between family structure and the oral health of socially vulnerable children?

• Main Authors: Isadora Passos MACIEL (Author), Maurício Bartelle BASSO (Author), Érica Torres de Almeida PIOVESAN (Author), Carolina Diniz Pagani Vieira RIBEIRO (Author), Ingrid Quaresma Diniz de QUEIROZ (Author), Júlia Barros ALVES (Author), Paula Akemi Albuquerque KOMINAMI (Author), Soraya Coelho LEAL (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Pesquisa Odontológica, 2023-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract The aim of this study was to evaluate the impact of the family structure on the oral health status of socially vulnerable children in the Federal District of Brazil. A total of 471 schoolchildren with a mean age of 8.12 (± 0.90) years were examined for dental caries using the CAST instrumen...