Lifetime Use of Dental Services and Dental Caries in Adolescents in 2004 Pelotas Birth Cohort.

Objective: To examine the association between the lifetime utilisation of dental services and dental caries experience in mixed dentition among adolescents participating in the 2004 Pelotas Birth Cohort, Southern Brazil.

Methods: This longitudinal study analysed a sample of 996 adolescents aged 12-13 years. Dental caries experience and untreated dental caries were the outcomes, assessed by the mean of decayed, missed and filled in deciduous (dmfs index) and in permanent (DMFS index) teeth, based on World Health Organization criteria.

Perception of parents and caregivers about the need for dental appointments for adolescents from a Brazilian birth cohort.

Objective: To investigate the perception of parents or caregivers regarding the need for dental appointments for adolescents aged 12-13 years and associated factors.

Methods: Data from the Pelotas 2004 Birth Cohort were used. The outcome variable was the need for dental appointments for young adolescents perceived by parents or caregivers.

Production of dental prosthetics in the SUS in Brazilian older population and impact of the covid-19 pandemic.

Objective: Describe the trends in the production of dental prosthetics by the Unified Health System (SUS) in older people aged 60 years or older in Brazil and country regions from 2010 to 2019 and the impact of the covid-19 pandemic on the expected production for 2020 and 2021.

Methods: A time series study using secondary data from the SUS database (Datasus-Tabnet) and the Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics - IBGE) from 2010 to 2021. Age-standardized rates were calculated for Brazil and regions for each year analyzed.

Validity of self-reported oral conditions among Brazilian older women: Do socio-economic factors matter?

Objective: To validate the level of agreement between self-report and clinical examination for oral conditions and evaluate the effect of sociodemographic conditions on the validity of self-report among women aged 60 and older.

Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted in a social community center for seniors in Southern Brazil. Sociodemographic data (age, level of education, and income) were measured.

Ultra-processed food consumption and dental caries in adolescents from the 2004 Pelotas Birth Cohort study.

Objective: To investigate the relationship between ultra-processed food (UPF) consumption and dental caries in adolescents.

Methods: Data from 996 adolescents aged 12-13 years who participated in an oral health sub-study of the 2004 Pelotas Birth Cohort in southern Brazil were analysed. The main exposure was daily UPF consumption at age 10-11 years, measured by a food frequency questionnaire containing 24 UPF items defined based on the NOVA system.

Explaining income inequities in tooth loss among Brazilian adults.

Objective: To determine the extent to which individual and contextual variables explain income inequities in tooth loss in Brazilian adults.

Methods: A nationally representative sample of 65,784 Brazilian adults aged 18-59 who participated in the Brazilian National Health Survey 2019 was analyzed. Self-reported tooth loss was the outcome.

Prevalence of unprotected sexual activity in the Brazilian population and associated factors: National Health Survey, 2019.

Objective: To estimate prevalence of unprotected sexual activity and associated factors in the Brazilian population.

Methods: This was a cross-sectional study with 61,523 adults aged 18 years or older who took part in the 2019 National Health Survey. We estimated prevalence of unprotected sexual activity in the last year.

Ultra-processed food consumption and dental caries in children and adolescents: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

This study summarised the association between ultra-processed food (UPF) consumption and dental caries in children and adolescents through a systematic review and meta-analysis. The search of PubMed, Cochrane, Web of Science and Scopus databases using the 'PECOS' strategy retrieved 1462 eligible articles. Only studies with humans aged ≤ 19 years; that assessed groups of any UPF or specific UPF items; that measured dental caries as the decayed, filled and missing surfaces or teeth indexes, based on the WHO criteria; cross-sectional, case-control, cohort and all types of interventions that examined the adjusted association between UPF consumption and dental caries were included.

Agreement between self-rated denture condition and clinical examination in older adults.

Objectives: This study aimed to compare differences between complete denture conditions self-rated by older adult wearers and clinically exanimated by a professional based on standardised aesthetics and functional criteria.

Materials And Methods: Complete denture clinical examination was based on the functional (stability, retention, occlusion and articulation, vertical dimension of occlusion) and aesthetics criteria. Data on self-rated complete denture conditions were measured using the Patient's Denture Assessment (PDA) questionnaire based on standardised aesthetic and functional criteria (n = 122).

Tooth loss severity and core and non-core food consumption among older Brazilian adults.

Objective: To investigate the association between tooth loss severity and core and non-core food consumption in the older Brazilian population.

Methods: We analysed data from 20 756 people aged 60 years or older who participated in the 2019 Brazilian National Health Survey. The average consumption days a week of core (8-item) and non-core (4-item) foods were the outcomes, measured using a Food Frequency Questionnaire.

Fidelity of motivational interviewing in an oral health intervention with caregivers of young children.

The aim of this study was to assess the fidelity of a motivational interviewing (MI) intervention with caregivers of young children in primary healthcare in Southern Brazil. Seven trained interventionists conducted one MI session with each caregiver at their home. The sessions were audio-recorded and a randomly selected subset (n = 109) was coded by a single reviewer using the Motivational Interviewing Treatment Integrity 3.

Does smoking habit affect dendritic cell expression in oral squamous cell carcinoma?

The aim of this study was to determine the presence of immature CD1a+ and mature CD83+ dendritic cells in oral squamous cell carcinoma, to compare immunoreactivity between smokers and nonsmokers, and to correlate the results with histopathological grading. In this observational study, twenty-eight paraffin-embedded biopsies of oral squamous cell carcinoma were retrospectively retrieved and submitted to immunohistochemistry for immature CD1a+ and mature CD83+. Descriptive and statistical analyses were performed.

Knowledge About Biosafety Measures in Clinical Setting During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Cross-Sectional Study With Brazilian Dental Students.

Objective: The aim of this study is to evaluate the knowledge of Brazilian dental students about biosafety measures that should be adopted in the clinical setting during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic.

Methods: A cross-sectional study with 1050 dental students was conducted. A semi-structured questionnaire was shared with students.

Oral health coverage in the Family Health Strategy and use of dental services in adolescents in Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil, 2019: cross-sectional study.

Objective: To analyze the association between the coverage by oral health teams in the Family Health Strategy (FHS-OH) and the use of dental services among 12-year-old adolescents in the state of Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil, 2019.

Methods: This is a cross-sectional study involving school-based research, which adopted the use of dental services as its outcome. Structural equation modeling was used to test the association between covariates and the outcome.

Sedentary behavior, unhealthy food consumption and dental caries in 12-year-old schoolchildren: a population-based study.

This study analyzed the association between sedentary behavior (SB), unhealthy food consumption, and dental caries amongst 12-year-old schoolchildren. An epidemiological survey was carried out in the five largest cities (> 80,000 inhabitants) of the State of Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil. Data were collected on decayed, missing and filled teeth index (DMFT), sociodemographic characteristics, SB, unhealthy food consumption, and water fluoridation status.

Ultra-processed foods and early childhood caries in 0-3-year-olds enrolled at Primary Healthcare Centers in Southern Brazil.

Objective: To investigate the relationship between ultra-processed food consumption and early childhood caries.

Design: Cross-sectional analysis of baseline data from a cluster randomised controlled study. Outcomes included the prevalence of children with non-cavitated and cavitated caries.

Changes in young children's oral health-related behaviours and caregiver knowledge: A cluster randomized controlled trial in Brazil.

Objective: To evaluate the effectiveness of an intervention to improve young children's oral health-related behaviours and caregiver knowledge.

Methods: This paper reports on findings from a cluster randomized controlled trial, 12 months after of baseline, conducted in Pelotas, Southern Brazil. Two Primary Healthcare Centers (PHCs) and 170 caregiver-child dyads were assigned to an intervention group, and two PHCs and 174 dyads were assigned to a control group.

Imaging and histomorphometric evaluation of mandible and tibia of rats treated with bisphosphonates.

Objectives: To evaluate the mandible and tibia of rats treated with bisphosphonates (BPs) by imaging and histomorphometric analysis.

Study Design: Thirty-four rat specimens (Rattus norvegicus, Wistar strain) were distributed into 3 groups: (1) 12 rats treated with zoledronic acid; (2) 12 rats treated with clodronate; and (3) the control group, containing 10 rats that received saline. All bones were exposed to cone beam computed tomography (CBCT).

Analysis of the combined risk of oral problems in the oral health-related quality of life of Brazilian adolescents: multilevel approach.

Objectives: The objective of this study was to evaluate the combined risk of oral problems in the oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL) of adolescents aged 15 to 19 years in São Paulo state (Brazil) in the year of 2015.

Materials And Methods: Data from the São Paulo State Oral Health Survey (SBSP-15) and the contextual characteristics of the cities of São Paulo state, evaluated in the year 2015 were accessed. Correlations were made between contextual factors (i.

Individual and contextual factors associated with traumatic dental injuries in a population of Brazilian adolescents.

Background/aims: Traumatic dental injuries (TDIs) stand out as one of the major public health problems worldwide, characterized by a high prevalence in children and adolescents. However, their association with the 15-19 years age group has not been fully described. The aim of this study was to evaluate TDIs in a population of Brazilian adolescents.

[Is oral health associated with the presence of depressive symptoms among the elderly?].

The scope of this study was to describe the prevalence of depressive symptoms measured by the Geriatric Depression Scale-EDG - 15 and test the association of oral health variables and depressive symptoms in a population of the elderly linked to eleven Family Health Units in the south of Brazil. It involved a cross-sectional study with 439 elderly individuals. A standardized questionnaire was used to obtain socio-economic and oral health variables of the study.

Oral health-related quality of life in older adults-Longitudinal study.

Objective: The aim of the present study was to investigate oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL) and determine associations with demographic, socio-economic and oral health variables at two evaluation times (2009 and 2015) among older adults assisted by Family Health Units in the Brazil.

Methods: A longitudinal study was conducted involving the evaluation (2009) and re-evaluation (2015) of 161 older adults (≥60 years of age). Demographic, socio-economic and general health variables were collected using a standardised questionnaire.

Regular use of dental services and dental loss among the elderly.

This study aimed to investigate the association between regular use of dental services and tooth loss by elderly linked to eleven Family Health Facilities in southern Brazil. This cross-sectional study evaluated 438 elderly. A standard questionnaire was used and oral health clinical variables were obtained by a trained dentist.