Cultural significance of primary teeth for caregivers in Northeast Brazil O significado cultural dos dentes decíduos para cuidadoras no Nordeste do Brasil

• Main Authors: Marilyn K Nations (Author), Paola Gondim Calvasina (Author), Michele N Martin (Author), Hilma Fontenele Dias (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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This anthropological study critically evaluates Brazilian caregivers' symbolic production and significance of their malnourished offspring's primary teeth, as well as their own, and describes popular dental practices. From January to June 2004, ethnographic interviews of 27 poor, low-liter...