Abstract
OBJECTIVE: Estimate the prevalence and gravity of coronal dental caries for populations of adolescents, adults and elderly people.METHODS: For the crossing of data of the average DMF rates by Regional Health Directorate (RHD) with the digital cartographical base, municipals were grouped by RHD, and the connection between the two bases was formed by a common code or “primary key” in the TerraView® software program (version 4.2.1).RESULTS: The distribution of the DMF average for the teen population was the worst for RHD 8, while RHDs 4, 7 and 14 had lower averages. For the adult population, RHDs 4 and 12 presented the lowest DMF averages. On the other hand, RHDs 8, 13, and 16 had the worst results. For the elderly population, the RHD 4 presented the lowest average, and RHD 9 the highest DMF rate for this population.CONCLUSION: The differences in DMF averages among the RHDs and the populations studied showed that it is necessary to plan different locoregional oral health actions to face the severe clinical state exposed, since its spatial distribution is disparate, with concentrations of cases in certain regions for all age groups studied.
Highlights
Oral health surveys are cross-sectional studies that provide information on the oral health conditions and dental care needs of a population
The spatial analysis undertaken showed the occurrence of areas where the extension of caries is significantly higher than others – a situation similar to that found in the Brazilian context in an epidemiological survey done in 2010 [16]
In Brazil, the different regional realities produce distinct modes of organization and management of health systems that impact the quality of access to and assistance for oral health, meaning that the universalization of this access depends on an environment or locoregional context favorable to its effectuation [6]
Summary
Oral health surveys are cross-sectional studies that provide information on the oral health conditions and dental care needs of a population. They can provide conditions for controlling changes to the levels or patterns of these diseases [1]. Socioeconomic conditions are distal determinants for the development of this disease, since they modulate exposure to risk and protection factors, as well as access to oral health services [7]. Brazil is one of the most unequal countries in the world, with notably socioeconomic regional disparities that directly reflect the inequality of access to oral health care in analyses of populations and individuals [6]
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