Condição de saúde bucal em escolares de 12 anos de escolas públicas e privadas de Goiânia, Brasil
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2010
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Objective. To compare 12-year-old students from public and private schools in the
city of Goiânia, Brazil, in terms of the prevalence of caries, periodontal conditions,
dentofacial anomalies, and fluorosis.
Methods. In 2003, the 2002–2003 Oral Health Conditions in the Brazilian Population
project (SB Brasil) was expanded to Goiânia as a cross-sectional study, as described in
the present article. The sample included 1 947 students from urban schools: 1 790
(91.9%) attended public schools and 157 (8.1%) attended private schools. Data on the
following oral conditions were collected through clinical examination: dental caries
(decayed, missing, or filled teeth index, DMFT), periodontal condition (Community
Periodontal Index, CPI), dentofacial anomaly (Dental Aesthetics Index, DAI), and
dental fluorosis (Dean index). The groups were compared using the chi-square and
Mann-Whitney U tests.
Results. There were differences between the public and private schools for all the
variables. DMFT, CPI, and DAI indexes were higher in children from public schools
(P < 0.05). Fluorosis was more prevalent in students from private schools (P < 0.05).
Conclusion. The type of school was associated with the oral health condition of the
children in this sample. Investments in actions and services to mitigate this inequality
and its effects should be made as part of the policies to promote oral health.
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School health, DMF index, Dental caries, Dental health surveys, Social class, Brazil, Saúde escolar, classe social, Índice CPO, Levantamentos de saúde bucal, Cárie dentária
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FREIRE, Maria do Carmo Matias et al. Condição de saúde bucal de escolares de 12 anos de escolas públicas e privadas de Goiânia, Brasil. Revista Panamericana de Salud Pública, Washington, v. 28, n. 2, p. 86-91, 2010.