International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health | |
Dental Caries Experience and Use of Dental Services among Brazilian Prisoners | |
Alessandro Leite Cavalcanti1  Iris Santnna Araujo Rodrigues1  Ingrid Thays de Melo Silveira2  Thaliny Batista Sarmento de Oliveira1  Magaly Suenya de Almeida Pinto1  Alidianne Fabia Cabral Xavier2  Ricardo Dias de Castro2  Wilton Wilney Nascimento Padilha1  | |
[1] Post Graduate Program in Public Health, State University of Paraiba, Campina Grande, PB 58429-500, Brazil; E-Mails:;Department of Dentistry, State University of Paraiba, Campina Grande, PB 58429-500, Brazil; E-Mails: | |
关键词: dental caries; tooth loss; prisons; prisoners; | |
DOI : 10.3390/ijerph111212118 | |
来源: mdpi | |
【 摘 要 】
This ross-sectional study involving 127 male prisoners evaluates the use of dental services and dental caries among Brazilian inmates. Data were collected by interview and clinical examination. Sociodemographic and sentencing information as well as use of dental services, self-reported dental morbidity, self-perception, and oral health impacts were investigated. The mean DMFT index value was 19.72. Of the components, the decayed component showed the highest mean value (11.06 ± 5.37). Statistically significant association was found between DMFTs with values from 22 to 32 and oral health satisfaction (
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