Determinant factors of toothache in 8- and 9-year-old schoolchildren, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil

Determinant factors of toothache in 8- and 9-year-old schoolchildren, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil

A cross-sectional study was carried out to determine the prevalence, severity and impact of toothache among schoolchildren associated with socio-demographic variables (gender, degree of maternal schooling, economic group, and oral health status). Six hundred and one 8- and 9-year-old children were r...

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Main Authors: Eliane Paula Reis Barrêtto, Efigênia Ferreira e Ferreira, Isabela Almeida Pordeus
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Pesquisa Odontológica 2009-06-01
Series:Brazilian Oral Research
Subjects:
Child
Toothache
Socioeconomic factors
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1806-83242009000200006

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