Analysis of oral health conditions and risk factors for dental caries in patients with sickle cell disease

Objective: To analyze the oral health conditions and risk factors for caries in patients with sickle cell disease. Methods: An observational, cross-sectional study was conducted in the clinic of the Association of Persons with Hemoglobinopathies of Alagoas, in the city of Maceió-AL, Brazil. The samp...

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Main Authors: Michelle Leão Bittencourt Brandão MEDEIROS, Luciana Lira MENDES, Sergio Luiz Pereira LOPES, Elifabiana Leite ARAÚJO, Izabel Cristina Gomes da SILVA, Emerson Nicácio MEDEIROS, Tayguara Cerqueira CAVALCANTI, Natanael Barbosa dos SANTOS
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Faculdade São Leopoldo Mandic 2018-12-01
Series:RGO: Revista Gaúcha de Odontologia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1981-86372018000300232&lng=pt&nrm=iso&tlng=en