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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Veröffentlicht in:	Community dentistry and oral epidemiology 2000-08, Vol.28 (4), p.307-313
Hauptverfasser:	Sampaio, Fábio Correia, Hossain, Abu Nasir Mohammad Nazmul, Von Der Fehr, Frithjof Ramm, Arneberg, Pål
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	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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Zusammenfassung:	– 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