Use of dental services among adults from a birth cohort in the South region of Brazil.

Objective: Measure the prevalence of use of dental services in the previous year and associated factors among 31-year-old adults from a birth cohort of 1982.

Methods: This is a cross-sectional study that analyzed a birth cohort of 1982 from the city of Pelotas. In 1997, a systematic sample of 27% of the city's census sectors was defined and all households in these sectors were visited, where 1,076 15-year-old adolescents were interviewed.

Early Sugar Introduction Associated with Early Childhood Caries Occurrence.

Consensus has yet to be reached on the impact of early sugar introduction on early childhood dental caries (ECC). This study aimed to evaluate the association between the time of introduction of sugar in the infant's diet and ECC at 48 months, using data from the 2015 Pelotas Birth Cohort Study. This cohort comprises 4,275 children.

Factors associated with the reduction of dental care in Primary Health Care in Brazil after the emergence of COVID-19: a cross-sectional study, 2020.

Objective: To analyze factors associated with the reduction of dental care in Primary Health Care, during the COVID-19 pandemic in Brazil.

Methods: This was a cross-sectional study conducted with dentists in primary healthcare centers (PHCCs). The reduction of dental care was the outcome, and the exposure variables were sociodemographic data, availability of personal protective equipment (PPE) and measures adopted by PHCCs during the pandemic.

Regular use of dental services among university students in southern Brazil.

OBJECTIVE To verify the prevalence and factors associated with regular use of dental services in university students of the Universidade Federal de Pelotas (UFPel). METHODS This cross-sectional study interviewed 1,865 students aged 18 years or older, starting bachelor's degrees in 2017, enrolled in the second academic semester of 2017 and in the first of 2018 in classroom courses at UFPel. We considered regular users those who reported regularly going to the dentist with or without perceived dental problems.

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.

Bovine Tooth Discoloration Induced by Endodontic Filling Materials for Primary Teeth.

This study evaluated the discoloration potential of endodontic materials used in primary teeth. Dentine-enamel blocks were prepared from 75 bovine teeth, assorted in five experimental groups ( = 15). The tested materials included an MTA-based material; zinc oxide and eugenol cement (ZOE); Vitapex; and calcium hydroxide thickened with zinc oxide (Calen + ZO).