Variation in primary health care services after implementation of quality improvement policy in Brazil.

Background: Brazil is the most populous country with a public, universal and free health care system. The National Program for Access and Quality Improvement in Primary Care (PMAQ) was created to improve the quality of primary health care (PHC).

Objective: To evaluated whether progress generally has been made within Brazil's PHC since PMAQ implementation, and if changes occurred uniformly in the country, while also identifying municipal characteristics that may have influenced the improvement.

Oral health complications in Brazilian and French diabetic older people: A comparative study.

Introduction: Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a risk factor for periodontitis for over 40 years and novel evidence suggests that periodontitis has an impact on glycemic control in patients with diabetes. This study aimed to compare oral health complications in diabetic older patients from Brazil and France.

Methods: This cross-sectional study included 120 patients aged 65 and over diagnosed with type 2 diabetes.

Oral lesions in elderly patients of a community in Brazilian Northeast.

Objective: To investigate the oral soft-tissue injuries in people aged 60 or older.

Methods: Cross-sectional research conducted with 262 elders aged 60-93 years (mean 69.84, SD ± 6.