Eficácia de um programa de promoção de saúde bucal em bebês no serviço público
This study compared the caries index (dmft), presence of sucking habits and facial alterations in children attended by the preventive program for infants and children assisted by spontaneous demand, at the same age, at the public sector of Maringá, PR. A total of 100 children were evaluated (1-6 yea...
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| Tipo de documento: | artigo |
| Estado: | Versão publicada |
| Data de publicação: | 2005 |
| País: | Brasil |
| Recursos: | Universidade de São Paulo (USP) |
| Repositório: | Journal of applied oral science (Online) |
| Idioma: | inglês |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:revistas.usp.br:article/3310 |
| Acesso em linha: | https://www.revistas.usp.br/jaos/article/view/3310 |
| Access Level: | Acceso aberto |
| Palavra-chave: | Saúde bucal Bebê Serviço público Cárie dentária Maloclusões Oral health Infant Public sector Dental caries Malocclusions |
| Resumo: | This study compared the caries index (dmft), presence of sucking habits and facial alterations in children attended by the preventive program for infants and children assisted by spontaneous demand, at the same age, at the public sector of Maringá, PR. A total of 100 children were evaluated (1-6 years), who were divided into 2 groups: GI - children attended by the infant program with educational and preventive care and bimonthly follow-up, since the 1st year of age; GII - children assisted for conventional treatment (preventive and restorative) according to the needs, and follow-up as requested by the parents. Data collection was performed by interview with the parents and clinical examination for evaluation of the dmft and facial alterations. Analysis of data (Mann-Whitney test for dmft comparison and chi-square test for all other comparisons) demonstrated a significant difference (p |
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