Significance of water fluoridation in small towns in the southeast area of the state of São Paulo

Authors

  • Maria Paula Maciel Rando MEIRELLES UNICAMP
  • Maria da Luz Rosário de SOUSA UNICAMP

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.22456/2177-0018.7592

Keywords:

Epidemiology, Dental Caries, Fluoridation

Abstract

Great part of cities in Brazil which do not have water fluoridation are from the group of the small towns that have around 10.000 habitants. The objective of this study was to compare the oral health of students from small towns with and without fluoridated water. 1566 students aged 5 to 12 were sam pled, being 676 from cities with water fluori dation (Aguas de São Pedro and Mornbuca), and 890 from cities without water fluoridati on (Ipeúna and Corumbatai). They were exa mined by 11 dentists (intraexaminer agree ment above 98% and inter above 97%). The indexes dmft and DMFT were assessed for dental caries experience according to the CYPRIANO, S. et al. A Saúde Bucal de Escolares Residentes en Locais com ou sem Fluoretação nas Aguas de Abasteci mento Público na Região de Sorocaba, São Paulo, Brasil.

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Author Biographies

Maria Paula Maciel Rando MEIRELLES, UNICAMP

Mestranda do Programa de Pós-Graduação em Odontologia, Área de Cariologia da Faculdade de Odontologia de Piracicaba da Universidade Estadual de Campinas

Maria da Luz Rosário de SOUSA, UNICAMP

Profª Associada do Departamento de Odontologia Social da Faculdade de Odontologia de Piracicaba da Universidade Estadual de Campinas

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Published

2005-09-28

How to Cite

MEIRELLES, M. P. M. R., & SOUSA, M. da L. R. de. (2005). Significance of water fluoridation in small towns in the southeast area of the state of São Paulo. Revista Da Faculdade De Odontologia De Porto Alegre, 46(2), 15–19. https://doi.org/10.22456/2177-0018.7592

Issue

Vol. 46 No. 2 (2005)

Section

Original articles

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