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

• Main Authors: Andréa Videira Assaf (Author), Angela Scarparo Caldo-Teixeira (Author), Flavia Maia Silveira (Author), Maria Isabel Bastos Valente (Author), Rafael Gomes Ditterich (Author), Roberta Barcelos (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Universidade Estadual de Campinas, 2009-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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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,...