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0096/2021 - Changes in the prevalence of decayed permanent teeth in Brazil and upper-middle income countries in the years 1990 and 2017
Mudanças da prevalência de dentes permanentes cariados no Brasil e em países de renda média-alta nos anos 1990 e 2017

Author:

• Luiza Gasparotto Crescente - Crescente, L. G. - <luizagasparotto@outlook.com>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6771-8303

Co-author(s):

• Gabriela Hammes Gehrke - Gehrke, G. H. - <gabrielahgehrke@gmail.com>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8955-703X
• Camila Mello dos Santos - Santos, C.M. - <mello.santos@ufrgs.br>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5354-3699


Abstract:

The distribution of caries is unequal and strongly associated with the different socioeconomic profiles of the countries. The aim was to describe the changes in the prevalence of decayed permanent teeth in Brazil and in upper-middle income countries for 1990 and 2017. This is a descriptive study based on secondary data extractedthe Global Burden of Disease. The 53 countries belonging to the upper-middle income group were included. Caries prevalence estimates were collected for the years 1990 and 2017. The percentage change in prevalence was calculated between the two years. The values of the Human Development Index (HDI) for each country were also collected. The results show the trend of reduce in prevalence of decayed permanent teeth in Brazil and in most middle-high income countries. The prevalence of untreated caries in Brazil was 38.17% in 1990 and 37.46% in 2017. Brazil occupies the 41st position in the ranking of reduction in the prevalence of caries among the 53 countries evaluated. The countries that achieved the greatest reductions in the prevalence of caries were those that improved their HDI. In this sense, the need to review public oral health policies is considered, as well as a reflection on addressing the inequities present in the countries surveyed.

Keywords:

Dental Caries. Oral Health. Epidemiology.

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Crescente, L. G., Gehrke, G. H., Santos, C.M.. Changes in the prevalence of decayed permanent teeth in Brazil and upper-middle income countries in the years 1990 and 2017. Cien Saude Colet [periódico na internet] (2021/Mar). [Citado em 27/09/2024]. Está disponível em: http://cienciaesaudecoletiva.com.br/en/articles/changes-in-the-prevalence-of-decayed-permanent-teeth-in-brazil-and-uppermiddle-income-countries-in-the-years-1990-and-2017/17995?id=17995



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