Estudos Observacionais - Faculdade de Odontologia de Piracicaba ...
Estudos Observacionais - Faculdade de Odontologia de Piracicaba ...
Estudos Observacionais - Faculdade de Odontologia de Piracicaba ...
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Peres MA; Barros AJ; Peres KG; Ara ujo CL; Menezes AM. Life course <strong>de</strong>ntal caries <strong>de</strong>terminants and predictors in children<br />
aged 12 years: a population-based birth cohort. Community Dent Oral Epi<strong>de</strong>miol;37(2):123-33, 2009 Apr.<br />
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the main <strong>de</strong>ntal caries life course <strong>de</strong>terminants and predictors<br />
of <strong>de</strong>ntal caries at age 12. METHODS: This study was nested in a population-based birth<br />
cohort started in 1993 in Pelotas, Brazil. A sample of 359 children was followed-up. Dental<br />
examinations and interviews were performed at 6 and at 12 years old.<br />
CONCLUSIONS: The results of this study support the hypothesis linking social,<br />
biological and behavioral exposures and <strong>de</strong>ntal caries at 12 years old.
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