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| Title |
An epidemiological profile of dental caries in 12-year-old children residing in cities with and without fluoridated water supply in the central western area of the State of São Paulo, Brazil
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| Published in |
Cadernos de Saúde Pública, October 2002
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| DOI | 10.1590/s0102-311x2002000500020 |
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| Authors |
Sílvia Helena de Carvalho Sales-Peres, José Roberto de Magalhães Bastos |
| Abstract |
This study aimed to analyze the epidemiological profile of dental caries in the central western region of the State of São Paulo, Brazil, focusing on 12-year-old children by gender, comparing the DMFT index in fluoridated and non-fluoridated cities. The study used data from the Epidemiological Surveys in the State of São Paulo, 1998, pertaining to the 10th Regional Health Directorate, including 8 cities. The sample consisted of 485 schoolchildren, both boys and girls, distributed by city. In Pederneiras (a medium-sized city with a fluoridated water supply), DMFT was 7.06, higher than the Brazilian national mean for 1986. Boys showed a higher prevalence of dental caries than girls, showing a new trend for dental caries in the region. There was no statistically significant difference between DMFT in municipalities of the same size, regardless of the presence or absence of fluoride in the water supply, thus suggesting a "convergence" phenomenon, possibly due to the intake of other sources of fluoride and the presence of a "halo" effect. Prevalence of caries in the region was "high", with a DMFT of 4.82, thus failing to reach the goals set for the year 2000. |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 29 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Belgium | 1 | 3% |
| Unknown | 28 | 97% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Doctoral Student | 4 | 14% |
| Researcher | 4 | 14% |
| Student > Bachelor | 3 | 10% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 3 | 10% |
| Other | 2 | 7% |
| Other | 5 | 17% |
| Unknown | 8 | 28% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 14 | 48% |
| Engineering | 2 | 7% |
| Earth and Planetary Sciences | 1 | 3% |
| Mathematics | 1 | 3% |
| Decision Sciences | 1 | 3% |
| Other | 1 | 3% |
| Unknown | 9 | 31% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 5. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 24 December 2012.
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#6,754,036
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#310
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#14,894
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#4
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So far Altmetric has tracked 1,855 research outputs from this source. They receive a mean Attention Score of 4.2. This one has done well, scoring higher than 82% of its peers.
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