Estimate of DMFT index using teeth most affected by dental caries in twelve-year-old children Estimación del índice DMFT usando los dientes más afectados por caries dentales en niños de doce años Estimativa do Índice CPOD usando os dentes mais afetados pela cárie dentária aos doze anos

• Main Authors: Stela Márcia Pereira (Author), Elaine Pereira da Silva Tagliaferro (Author), Karine Laura Cortellazzi (Author), Gláucia Maria Bovi Ambrosano (Author), Fábio Luiz Mialhe (Author), Marcelo de Castro Meneghim (Author), Antonio Carlos Pereira (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Universidade de São Paulo, 2009-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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The objective of the study was to develop regression models to describe the epidemiological profile of dental caries in 12-year-old children in an area of low prevalence of caries. Two distinct random probabilistic samples of schoolchildren (n=1,763) attending public and private schools in Piracicab...