Dental caries experience in Indians of the Upper Xingu, Brazil
Rev. Inst. Med. Trop. Säo Paulo
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43(2): 93-98, Mar.-Apr. 2001. graf, tab
Artículo
en Inglés
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ABSTRACT
The present study describes the experience of dental caries in Indians communities of the Xingu, in order to supply parameters for further analysis of trends of the disease in Indians. We performed oral health examination in 288 Indians from four communities (Yawalapiti, Aweti, Mehinaku and Kamaiura) living in the southern part of the Xingu National Park, using international criteria defined by the World Health Organization. The outcome measures were the DMFT and dmft scores, and the care index. Indians of the Upper Xingu presented high levels of caries, in all age groups. The average DMFT for 11 to 13-year-old children - 5.93 - was lower than the index measured in 1993 for 12-year-old schoolchildren in nearby cities - 8.23 -, whose United Nations' human development index ranked medium. However, Indians presented a much lower care index, per age group, than these cities, and a high ratio of missing teeth for persons above 20 years old. These observations indicate low incorporation of dental care services. The irregularity of the services programmed for these communities, and the changing dietary and cultural patterns, mainly derived from their contact with the non-indigenous population of Brazil, reinforce the pressing need for health promotion initiatives aimed at these groups
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Índice:
LILACS (Américas)
Asunto principal:
Indígenas Sudamericanos
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Caries Dental
Límite:
Adolescente
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Adulto
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Niño
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Child, preschool
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Femenino
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Humanos
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Lactante
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Masculino
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Recién Nacido
País/Región como asunto:
America del Sur
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Brasil
Idioma:
Inglés
Revista:
Rev. Inst. Med. Trop. Säo Paulo
Asunto de la revista:
Medicina Tropical
Año:
2001
Tipo del documento:
Artículo
País de afiliación:
Brasil
Institución/País de afiliación:
Universidade Metodista de Säo Paulo/BR
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Universidade de Säo Paulo/BR
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