Experience of Discrimination and Oral Health Self-Perception: A Cross-Sectional Study among Brazilian Adults.

This cross-sectional study investigated the association between experiences of discrimination and oral health self-perception among a probabilistic cluster sample of Brazilian adults who participated in the 2013 National Health Survey. Oral health self-perception was categorized into three groups (very good + good; fair; poor + very poor). Reported experiences of discrimination included attributions based on the respondent's race/skin color, social class, income, occupation, illness, sexual orientation, religion, sex, and age.

Income- and education-based inequalities of edentulism and dental services utilization in Brazil.

Objective: Tooth loss is a worldwide public health problem affecting mainly socioeconomically disadvantaged groups. Dental services utilization may increase access to preventive actions and conservative treatment, reducing the prevalence of tooth loss. This study evaluated the income- and education-based inequalities in edentulism according to the utilization of dental services among adults and older adults in Brazil.