Dental caries and sugar intake of children from rural areas with different water fluoride levels in Paraíba, Brazil

– Few reports have investigated caries prevalence in rural areas of Brazil. Objective: The aim of this study was to observe the caries prevalence (DMFT, DMFS) in 12‐year‐old children living in rural villages of Paraíba, Brazil with low and moderate fluoride levels in the drinking water and to relate...

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Published in:Community dentistry and oral epidemiology 2000-08, Vol.28 (4), p.307-313
Main Authors: Sampaio, Fábio Correia, Hossain, Abu Nasir Mohammad Nazmul, Von Der Fehr, Frithjof Ramm, Arneberg, Pål
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Brazil - epidemiology
Child
dental caries
Dental Caries - epidemiology
Dental Caries - etiology
Dentistry
developing country
Diet, Cariogenic
Dietary Sucrose - administration & dosage
DMF Index
Fluoridation
Fluorides - administration & dosage
Humans
oral hygiene
Oral Hygiene - statistics & numerical data
Oral Hygiene Index
Prevalence
Regression Analysis
Rural Health
Statistics, Nonparametric
sugar
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Summary:– Few reports have investigated caries prevalence in rural areas of Brazil. Objective: The aim of this study was to observe the caries prevalence (DMFT, DMFS) in 12‐year‐old children living in rural villages of Paraíba, Brazil with low and moderate fluoride levels in the drinking water and to relate it to sugar intake and oral hygiene. Methods: One hundred and ninety four children from 13 villages were grouped according to the water fluoride levels: low fluoride (LF,
ISSN:0301-5661
1600-0528
DOI:10.1034/j.1600-0528.2000.280409.x