[The construction behind chosen names of transgender individuals and related aspects in a medium-sized city in the South of Brazil].

This study analyzed the construction process of the chosen name and related aspects among transgender individuals from a medium-sized municipality in southern Brazil. Qualitative data from a descriptive and exploratory mixed-method study was used. Self-declared trans people aged 18 or over were included.

Reasons for and consequences of tooth loss in adults and elderly people in Brazil: a qualitative metasynthesis.

The objective was to analyze and systematize evidence reported in qualitative studies on the reasons and consequences of tooth loss in adults and elderly people in Brazil. A systematic review of the literature on qualitative research methods and a meta synthesis of the results were performed. The study population consisted of adults over 18 years of age and elderly people in Brazil.

Self-assessed masticatory function and frailty in Brazilian older adults: the FIBRA Study.

Objetive: To investigate the relationship between the masticatory function and the frailty of older people.

Methods: Exploratory cross-sectional study using secondary data from the FIBRA Project on the frailty conditions of older people living in urban areas of six Brazilian municipalities, from 2008 to 2009. The population consisted of older adults aged 65 and over with no cognitive impairment.

Tutorial Education Program at a dental school in Southern Brazil: A transforming experience.

Background: The Tutorial Education Program (PET), regulated in 2005 by Law no. 11.180/2004, in addition to transforming higher education in Brazil, has been an essential component for the development of academic students, expanding the education perspective.

Predictors of tooth loss in Brazilian older adults: An 8-year follow-up.

Objective: To investigate the risk factors for tooth loss after 8 years among community-dwelling older adults in a southern Brazilian city.

Methods: In 2004, 388 dentate community-dwelling older adults from Carlos Barbosa, southern Brazil, were selected using simple random sampling. In 2012, the follow-up consisted of 199 (51.

Factors associated with self-perceived oral health in different age groups.

Objectives: To determine the factors associated with self-perceived oral health (SPOH) in different age groups.

Methods: This cross-sectional study used probabilistic samples of adolescents, adults and older adults from São Paulo State, Brazil. SPOH was assessed using a global self-rating item.

Oral health and Obesity in Brazilian elders: A longitudinal study.

Objectives: Obesity is an important risk factor for chronic diseases and can also result in greater mortality. The aim of this longitudinal study was to investigate whether poor oral health acts as a risk factor for obesity as indicated by body mass index (BMI) and waist circumference (WC).

Methods: We included in this analysis all participants who volunteered in a cohort study entitled 'Carlos Barbosa Cohort Study-CBCS' in the city of Carlos Barbosa, Southern Brazil.

Perceived discrimination in health services and preventive dental attendance in Brazilian adults.

Objectives: It is evident that discriminatory attitudes affect different dimensions of personal life, including health. This study aimed to verify the association between perceived discrimination in health services and preventive dental attendance in Brazilian adults.

Methods: This cross-sectional study used secondary data from the 2013 National Health Survey (PNS), a representative survey of the Brazilian population.

Self-rated general and oral health and associated factors in independently-living older individuals.

The aim of this study was to verify the association between sociodemographic, general health, and oral health data with self-rated general health (SRGH) and self-rated oral health (SROH) in independent-living older Brazilians. This cross-sectional study was part of a larger study with older individuals living independently in the city of Campinas, Brazil - the "Rede FIBRA" Study (the Frailty in Brazilian Elderly Study). A random sample of 688 older individuals responded the SRGH and 673, the SROH.

Factors associated with hyposalivation and xerostomia in older persons in South Brazil.

Objective: This study aimed to investigate characteristics associated with xerostomia and hyposalivation in older persons.

Background: Saliva is one of the most important body fluids and plays an important role in food bolus formation, lubricating the oral mucosa and protecting teeth against demineralisation.

Materials And Methods: This is a cross-sectional study nested within a cohort and includes a sample of 872 older persons living independently in the community, both in rural and urban areas in Carlos Barbosa, Brazil.

Incidence and predictors of edentulism among south Brazilian older adults.

Objective: To identify socioeconomic, demographic, behavioural and clinical predictors of the 8-year incidence of edentulism in south Brazilian older adults.

Methods: Cohort of a representative sample of older persons in Carlos Barbosa, a south Brazil city. A cohort study was conducted using a simple random sample of 392 older people evaluated in 2004, with follow-ups in 2008 and 2012, when 199 participants were evaluated.

Change in Quality of Life and Its Association with Oral Health and Other Factors in Community-Dwelling Elderly Adults-A Prospective Cohort Study.

Objectives: To determine whether changes in oral health status were associated with decline in quality of life (QoL).

Design: Prospective cohort study.

Setting: Carlos Barbosa, southern Brazil.

Frailty, Frailty Components, and Oral Health: A Systematic Review.

A systematic review was conducted to assess the relationship between frailty or one of its components and poor oral health. A search strategy was developed to identify articles related to the research question in the PubMed, EMBASE, Cochrane, LILACS, and SciELO databases that were published in English, Spanish, or Brazilian Portuguese from 1991 to July 2013. Thirty-five studies were identified, and 12 met the inclusion criteria, seven of which were cross-sectional and five were cohort studies.

[Dental caries and treatment needs in adolescents from the state of São Paulo, Brazil].

Objective: To estimate the prevalence of dental caries and treatment needs in 12-year-olds and adolescents.

Methods: Cross-sectional study based on results from the epidemiological surveys: Oral Health Conditions in the State of Sao Paulo, 2002 and the Brazilian Oral Health Survey (SBBrasil) 2010. Secondary data for 5,782 (2002) and 369 (2010) 12-year-olds and 880 (2002) and 300 (2010) 15- to 19-year-olds were analyzed.

Association between underweight and overweight/obesity with oral health among independently living Brazilian elderly.

Objective: Poor oral status, represented by partial/complete tooth loss, may lead to changes in food choice, which may ultimately lead to underweight, overweight, or obesity. The aim of this study is to evaluate whether poor oral status is associated with underweight or overweight/obesity, regardless of physical activity.

Methods: This cross-sectional study is part of a major project, The Frailty in Brazilian Elderly Study, carried out in Campinas, Brazil (2008-2009).

[Factors associated with the incidence of dental caries among schoolchildren living in a municipality with low prevalence of dental caries].

The literature has shown that poorer levels of oral health are more frequently related to lower socio-economic status, consequently this cross-sectional and exploratory study conducted in 2003 investigated the association between caries and socio-economic factors, access to care, self-perception and habits among 266 12-year-old schoolchildren living in a community with low prevalence of dental caries. World Health Organization dental caries diagnosis methodology was used, in addition to the application of socio-economic and behavioral questionnaires. To identify the factors associated with dental caries, multivariate logistic regression was used and the dependent variable was synthesized into DMFT=0 and DMFT>0.