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0047/2015 - Need and Allocation of Regional Laboratories of Prosthodontics in Brazil: an exploratory study
Necessidade e Alocação de Laboratórios Regionais de Prótese Dentária no Brasil: um estudo exploratório

Author:

• Violeta Rodrigues Aguiar - Aguiar, Violeta Rodrigues - Porto Alegre, RS - Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Departamento de Odontologia Preventiva e Social - <violetaaguiar@gmail.com>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5997-4999

Co-author(s):

• Roger Keller Celeste - Celeste, R.K. - Porto Alegre, - Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Departamento de Odontologia Preventiva e Social - <roger.keller@ufrgs.br, rk_celeste@hotmail.com>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2468-6655

Thematic Area:

Avaliação de Serviços de Saúde

Abstract:

The scope of this study is to compare epidemiological indicators of need of prosthetic rehabilitation in 2003 with the number of Prosthodontics Regional Laboratories (LRPD) and Technicians in Prosthodontics (TPD) in the five Brazilian regions, between 2012 and 2013. Data from DATASUS were obtained regarding health services and epidemiological data were obtained from SBBrazil 2003. The rates of dental prostheses produced, LRPD and TPD were calculated per 100,000 population. For analysis, we used the Kruskal-Wallis and Chi-square test. The results show that the sex-age adjusted prevalence of edentulism varied between regions (p <0.01), being higher in the Southeast (13.9%). The highest mean number of missing teeth was found in the North (10.3 teeth). The highest availability of LRPD (1.16 per 100 thousand/hab) and TPD (1.05 per 100 thousand/hab) occurred in the Northeast region. The highest need for complete denture (7.2%) was reported in the North, but the same was the lowest in dentures delivery (9.71 per 100 thousand/hab). There were statistically significant differences (p<0.01) among regions for both LRPD, TPD rate, as rates for prostheses. It is suggested that other criteria besides the epidemiological, influenced the opening of the country LRPD.

Keywords:

Single Health System Health Services Evaluation Health Information Systems Oral Health Health Surveys

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Aguiar, Violeta Rodrigues, Celeste, R.K.. Need and Allocation of Regional Laboratories of Prosthodontics in Brazil: an exploratory study. Cien Saude Colet [periódico na internet] (2015/Apr). [Citado em 27/09/2024]. Está disponível em: http://cienciaesaudecoletiva.com.br/en/articles/need-and-allocation-of-regional-laboratories-of-prosthodontics-in-brazil-an-exploratory-study/15112?id=15112



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