Evolution of orthodontic services in the Brazilian Unified Health System: a time series analysis (2011-2022)

• Main Authors: Douglas Teixeira da Silva (Author), Nataly Ferreira de Ávila (Author), Leandro Machado Oliveira (Author), Jaqueline Vilela Bulgareli (Author), Luiz Renato Paranhos (Author), Álex Moreira Herval (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2024-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Although malocclusion is the third most prevalent oral health condition, orthodontics is not part of the minimum list of mandatory specialties to be offered in the Dental Specialty Centers of the Brazilian public health system, but rather as optional. Since the acknowledgment of...