Self-reported oral health in the Brazilian adult population: results of the 2013 National Health Survey.

Lucélia Silva Nico,Silvânia Suely Caribé De Araújo Andrade,Marco Aurelio Peres,Deborah Carvalho Malta,Gilberto Alfredo Pucca Júnior

doi:10.1590/1413-81232015212.25942015

Lucélia Silva Nico, Silvânia Suely Caribé De Araújo Andrade + Show 3 more

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Abstract

Oral diseases are a relevant public health problem in Brazil, because of their prevalence and magnitude in the population. Population-based surveys are essential tools for the election of groups and demands priority attention, . The aim of this paper was to describe the self-reported oral health status of the population, according to sociodemographic factors. A descriptive study was conducted using the National Health Survey data of 2013. Indicators associated with oral hygiene practices and oral health conditions were analyzed. Men, elders, blacks and browns, individuals with no education and with incomplete elementary level, residents in rural areas and in the northeast had the lowest frequencies of the indicators of oral hygiene and health self-perception oral as good or very good. Total loss has affected about 16.0 million. Both total tooth loss as the loss of 13 or more teeth was more frequent among women, individuals aged 60 and older, poorly educated, residents in rural areas. It is concluded that the data from the National Health Research -PNS 2013 reinforce the need for policies and actions that minimize the inequalities in oral health, ensuring access to the most vulnerable population sub-groups according to their health needs.

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Oral health issues are a significant public health problem due to their percentage prevalence and the scale of the population[1]
Of people aged 18 or over (n = 58,905), 46.8% said they changed their toothbrush for a new one with at least three months of use, with the lowest frequencies observed among men (44.8%), the elderly (36.2%), those of African race origin (41.8%) and of mixed race (45.2%), those without schooling or without completed primary education (40.9%), those resident in rural areas (43.3%), and those resident in the Southeast (43.2%) and Center-West (43.5%) Regions (Figure 3)
The data of the 2013 PNS showed that men, elderly people, black and mixed-race individuals, those without schooling or with incomplete primary education, and those living in rural areas or in the Northeast had the lowest frequencies of indicators of adequate oral hygiene and of self-perception of their oral health as good or very good

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Introduction

Oral health issues are a significant public health problem due to their percentage prevalence and the scale of the population[1]. Highlights have been the epidemiological surveys on oral health in the Brazilian population made by the Health Ministry in 19862, 19963 (with school children only), 20034 and 20105 Comparison between these epidemiological surveys[2,3,4] shows that the condition of adult Brazilians’ oral health has improved[6]. In 1986 the ‘CPOD’ index (the sum of cases of permanent teeth with caries, extractions due to caries and restorations) was 22.5% in the adult population aged 35 to 44 and the P component (number of teeth extracted) contributed 66% of that total[2]. This profile was practically unchanged: the average CPOD in adults was 20.1, with a contribution of 65.7% from the lost teeth (P) component[3]

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