Occurrence and predictors of gingivitis and supragingival calculus in a population of Brazilian adults

• Main Authors: Alex Nogueira Haas (Author), Renan Prado (Author), Fernando Silva Rios (Author), Ricardo dos Santos Araújo Costa (Author), Patricia Daniela Melchiors Angst (Author), Mauricio dos Santos Moura (Author), Marisa Maltz (Author), Juliana Jardim Jardim (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Pesquisa Odontológica.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract: The aim of this study was to determine the occurrence of gingivitis and calculus and their predictors in a population of adults in Brazil. A representative sample of 758 adults from 35 to 59 years of age from Porto Alegre city was examined. A structured questionnaire was applied. The Gingi...