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  • The Global ETD Search service is a free service for researchers to find electronic theses and dissertations. This service is provided by the Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations.
    Our metadata is collected from universities around the world. If you manage a university/consortium/country archive and want to be added, details can be found on the NDLTD website.
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Dor de origem dentária e fatores associados: um estudo de base populacional em adultos - Pelotas, RS, 2005. / Toothache prevalence and associated factors: a population-based study in Southern Brazil, 2005.

Bastos, João Luiz Dornelles 18 October 2006 (has links)
Made available in DSpace on 2014-08-20T13:58:01Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 JOAO_LUIZ_DORNELLES_BASTOS_dissertacao.pdf: 531649 bytes, checksum: 5eec5d3096708d8b6c527a46ec07883c (MD5) Previous issue date: 2006-10-18 / The aim of this study was to estimate toothache prevalence and associated factors among adult residents in a Southern Brazilian city, named Pelotas. A cross-sectional population-based study was carried out with individuals aged 20 years and over (n=3353). A multi-stage sampling scheme was adopted, and data collection was performed at participants homes through standardised pre-tested questionnaires. Toothache in the past six months was regarded as the outcome. Socio-economic and demographic data as well as health related behaviours were collected. All analyses were undertaken with a Poisson regression model, following a hierarchical conceptual model. The response rate was 93.5% and toothache prevalence was 17.7% (CI95% 16.0-19.3). Multivariable analyses revealed that toothache was more likely to be reported by those with low educational attainment and low family income. Younger subjects, women and those with black skin colour were also more likely to report toothache. Current smokers and problem drinkers were at increased risk of experiencing toothache in the past six months. The toothache prevalence reported in the present study is not negligible and should stimulate preventive policies and support the planning of local oral health services. / Nos últimos seis meses, cerca de 20% dos pelotenses adultos tiveram dor de dente. Sabe-se que a dor de dente pode causar grande impacto na qualidade de vida, atrapalhando a alimentação, o sono, o convívio familiar e social e a realização de atividades diárias. Em trabalho recente, no qual foram entrevistados 2752 adultos com mais de vinte anos residentes na cidade de Pelotas, revelou-se que quase 20% deles, ou seja, um em cada cinco, apresentou dor de dente nos últimos seis meses. A dor de dente foi mais freqüente nas mulheres, entre os mais jovens, mais pobres e com menor escolaridade. Também as pessoas mais afetadas pela dor eram de cor/raça preta, fumantes, usuários problemáticos de álcool e que consideraram sua saúde bucal como ruim ou muito ruim . A elevada freqüência de dor de dente na população estudada reforça a necessidade de ações preventivas tanto em nível coletivo como individual, cabendo citar a fluoretação das águas de abastecimento e as campanhas e os programas de educação em saúde bucal. Medidas de combate ao tabagismo e ao uso abusivo de álcool também podem ajudar a reduzir a ocorrência de dor nos grupos mais afetados.

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