A5012182664- Dental Health and Care Utilization
- Oral microbiology and periodontitis research
- Health disparities and outcomes
- Maternal and Neonatal Healthcare
- Child Nutrition and Water Access
- Cleft Lip and Palate Research
- Dental Erosion and Treatment
- Dental Research and COVID-19
- Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations
- Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics
- Dental Anxiety and Anesthesia Techniques
- Health, Nursing, Elderly Care
- HIV/AIDS oral health manifestations
- Breastfeeding Practices and Influences
- Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
- Public Health in Brazil
- Pediatric health and respiratory diseases
- Fluoride Effects and Removal
- Oral and Craniofacial Lesions
- Healthcare Systems and Reforms
- Oral Health Pathology and Treatment
- Global Maternal and Child Health
- Pharmaceutical Economics and Policy
- Dental materials and restorations
- Nutritional Studies and Diet
National Dental Centre of Singapore
2020-2025
Duke-NUS Medical School
2020-2025
SingHealth
2024
Griffith University
2018-2022
The University of Adelaide
2013-2021
Australian e-Health Research Centre
2019
Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina
2007-2017
Universidade do Tocantins
2017
Universidade Federal de Pelotas
2007-2017
Universidade Luterana do Brasil
2017
Estimar a prevalência de capacidade funcional inadequada e fatores associados na população idosa Joaçaba, Santa Catarina, Brasil, entre 2003 2004. Realizou-se um inquérito populacional domiciliar (n = 345). Foram considerados com indivíduos dificuldade realização seis atividades, ou inabilidade para realizar três da escala proposta por Rikli & Jones. Foi aplicado questionário contendo questões sobre variáveis sócio-econômicas, demográficas, tipo moradia percepção própria situação...
Abstract – Objective: To investigate the relationship between social and biological conditions experienced in very early life dental caries children aged 6 years. Methods: The design was a cross‐sectional study nested birth cohort started Pelotas, Brazil, 1993. carried out 1999. A random sample of 400 6‐year‐old selected from among 5249 live births World Health Organization (1997) criteria were used to diagnose caries. Results oral health linked data concerning perinatal childhood illnesses...
To investigate the influence of family socioeconomic trajectories from childhood to adolescence on dental caries and associated behaviours.Population-based birth cohort.Representative sample population subjects born in 1982 Pelotas, Brazil.Adolescents (n = 888) aged 15 years old were dentally examined interviewed.Dental index (DMFT), care (F/DMFT), tooth brushing, flossing pattern services use.Adolescents who always poor showed, general, a worse caries, whereas adolescents never had better...
The objective of this study was to assess the prevalence, aetiology, place occurrence and rates treatment traumatic dental injuries (TDI) among 12-year-old schoolchildren in Herval D'Oeste, Brazil. A cross-sectional survey carried out through clinical examination upper lower permanent incisors interviews with 297, enrolled public private schools. Intra-examiner diagnosis variability, measured by kappa values on tooth-by-tooth basis above 0.7. prevalence TDI 17.3% (95% CI 12.7-21.9). Children...
OBJECTIVE: To estimate the prevalence of malocclusion and to examine effects breastfeeding non-nutritive sucking habits on dentition in six-year-old children. METHODS: A cross-sectional study was carried out nested into a birth cohort conducted Pelotas, Southern Brazil, 1999. sample 359 children dentally examined their mothers interviewed. Anterior open bite posterior cross were recorded using Foster & Hamilton criteria. Information regarding collected at birth, first, third, sixth 12th...
There are no prospective studies investigating the effects of sugar-related feeding practices on changes in dental caries from early childhood to young adulthood. The aim this study was assess whether affect between ages 6 and 18 y. This birth cohort initiated 1993 Pelotas, Brazil. were 3 clinical assessments; at y ( n = 359), 12 339), 307). Sugar-related assessed 4, 15, Covariates included sex life course variables, such as family income, breast-feeding, mother’s education, regularity...
The aim of the study was to evaluate prevalence dental pain in preschool children and its association with socioeconomic, demographic, clinical, behavior variables.The nested a population-based birth cohort from Pelotas, Brazil, started 2004. A sample 1,129 aged 5 years dentally examined, their mothers were interviewed. Exploratory variables included demographics, socioeconomic status, mothers' oral health status associated behaviors, caries primary teeth. Data analyzed using multivariable...
Harmful social conditions in early life might predispose individuals to dental status which turn may impact on adolescents' quality of life. To estimate the prevalence oral health impacts among 12 yr-old Brazilian adolescents (n = 359) and its association with course socioeconomic variables, services utilization a population-based birth cohort Southern Brazil. Exploratory variables were collected at birth, 6 yr age. The Oral Impacts Daily Performances index (OIDP) was adolescence it analyzed...
OBJETIVO: Analisar o acesso e utilização de serviços odontológicos no Brasil. MÉTODOS: Foram utilizados os dados da Pesquisa Nacional por Amostra Domicílios 2003 2008, comparando-os com 1998. Investigaram-se as variáveis uso nas idades três, seis, nove, 12, 15 19 anos primeiro (Q1) quinto (Q5) quintis renda familiar per capita. As análises consideraram desenho amostral complexo. RESULTADOS: A proporção pessoas que nunca consultaram dentista diminuiu (18,7% em 1998, 15,9% 11,7% 2008). Houve...
BACKGROUND: Few studies have assessed the effect of breastfeeding, bottle feeding, and sugar consumption on children’s dental caries. We investigated whether duration breastfeeding is a risk factor for caries in primary dentition, independently consumption. METHODS: An oral health study (n = 1303) nested birth cohort was carried out southern Brazil. The average number decayed, missing, filled tooth surfaces (dmfs) severe early childhood (S-ECC: dmfs ≥6) were at age 5 years. Breastfeeding...
O Projeto SBBrasil 2010 (SBB10) foi concebido como um levantamento epidemiológico em saúde bucal, de base nacional, dentro da estratégia vigilância saúde. objetivo deste artigo é apresentar aspectos metodologia do SBB10 que possam contribuir para ampliar e desenvolver conhecimentos na área Com relação ao plano amostral, trata-se uma pesquisa por conglomerados com múltiplos estágios. Capitais municípios interior das cinco regiões brasileiras compõem os domínios amostra, cujas unidades...
OBJETIVO: Analisar a associação entre depressão e doenças crônicas em adultos. MÉTODOS: Estudo transversal de base populacional com 1.720 adultos 20 59 anos Florianópolis, SC, 2009. O processo amostragem foi por conglomerados, sendo os setores censitários as unidades primárias amostragem. Os participantes reportaram ter recebido ou não o diagnóstico (desfecho) outras onze (variável exploratória) profissional saúde. As respostas foram agrupadas nenhuma doença, uma duas mais crônicas. Sexo,...
Self-rating provides a simple direct way of capturing perceptions health. The objective this study was to estimate the prevalence and associated factors poor self-rated oral health among elders.National data from cross-sectional population-based with multistage random sample 4786 Brazilian older adults (aged 65-74) in 250 towns were analysed. Data collection included examinations (WHO 1997) structured interviews at elderly households. outcome measured by single five-point-response-scale...
Objectives. We assessed whether 3 models of life course socioeconomic status (critical period, accumulation risk, and social mobility) predicted unsound teeth in adulthood among a Brazilian cohort. Methods. Life data were collected on the 5914 live-born infants 1982 Pelotas Birth Cohort study. Participants' oral health was at 15 (n = 888) 24 720) years age. family income trajectories number episodes poverty through Poisson regressions, yielding unadjusted adjusted prevalence ratios for age...
Abstract Aim To evaluate the association between obesity and periodontal disease mediating effect of oral hygiene, systemic inflammation carbohydrate intake. Material methods Subjects born in 1982 Pelotas, Brazil ( n = 5,914), have been followed for several times. Oral health was assessed a representative sample 720 individuals at 24 years. Obesity, waist circumference number episodes with 15 23 years age were main exposures. Mediating C‐reactive protein level consumption also assessed....
To estimate the prevalence of dental visits among preschool children and determine factors associated with using services.A cross-sectional study was conducted 1,129 five-year-old from Pelotas Birth Cohort Study in (Southern Brazil) 2004, September 2009 to January 2010. Use services at least once child's life reason for first visit were recorded. The categories assigned were: routine check-up, resolution a problem, or never saw dentist. oral examinations interviews performed children's...