Dientes ChiquiTICOS: an analysis of juvenile dentition and dental health in Costa Rican indigenous communities
This study surveyed the dental health of three Costa Rican indigenous populations and two rural, non-indigenous communities. Sixty-six individuals, both children and adults, were interviewed regarding dental hygiene practices and the dentition of eighty-eight children from the ages of two to thirtee...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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McGill University
2020-12-01
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| Series: | McGill Journal of Medicine |
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| Online Access: | https://mjm.mcgill.ca/article/view/696 |
| Summary: | This study surveyed the dental health of three Costa Rican indigenous populations and two rural, non-indigenous communities. Sixty-six individuals, both children and adults, were interviewed regarding dental hygiene practices and the dentition of eighty-eight children from the ages of two to thirteen was examined. The indigenous populations, on average, showed a more important number of anterior dental pathologies as compared to a non-indigenous group (42% vs 20%). Collectively, both access to and utilization of dental healthcare were worse within the indigenous communities; however, there was still great variation amongst all five sites. |
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| ISSN: | 1715-8125 |