Human Development and Dental Caries in 12-Year-Old Brazilian Schoolchildren

• Main Authors: André Xavier Bueno (Author), Ramon Targino Firmino (Author), Isabela Almeida Pordeus (Author), Flavio Freitas Mattos (Author), Ana Flavia Granville-Garcia (Author), Fernanda Morais Ferreira (Author), Saul Martins Paiva (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Association of Support to Oral Health Research (APESB), 2021-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Objective: To investigate the correlation between human development and dental caries in 12-year-old schoolchildren from the twenty-seven Brazilian states and to analyze the spatial distribution of these variables. Material and Methods: This was an ecological study using secondary data from the Nati...