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Oral health of an indigenous population in northeastern Brazil: a cross-sectional Study of the Fulni-ô ethnic group
Koike, Bruna Del Vechio; Valões, Rosangela Maria Pereira; Cazal, Claudia; Pereira, Vanessa Cardoso; Fraga, Carlos Alberto de Carvalho; Carmo, Rodrigo Feliciano do; Pereira, Meireane Firmino; Guimarães, Manoel Pereira; Souza, Carlos Dornels Freire de; Armstrong, Anderson da Costa.
Afiliación
  • Koike, Bruna Del Vechio; Universidade Federal do Vale do São Francisco. College of Medicine. Petrolina. BR
  • Valões, Rosangela Maria Pereira; Municipality of Mirandiba. Department of Family Health Strategy. Mirandiba. BR
  • Cazal, Claudia; Universidade Federal de Pernambuco. Department of Odontology. Recife. BR
  • Pereira, Vanessa Cardoso; Municipality of Petrolina. Department of Health Strategy. Petrolina. BR
  • Fraga, Carlos Alberto de Carvalho; Universidade Federal de Alagoas. College of Medicine. Arapiraca. BR
  • Carmo, Rodrigo Feliciano do; Universidade Federal do Vale do São Francisco. College of Pharmacy. Department of Pharmacy. Petrolina. BR
  • Pereira, Meireane Firmino; Universidade Federal de Alagoas. Arapiraca. BR
  • Guimarães, Manoel Pereira; Universidade Federal do Vale do São Francisco. College of Medicine. Petrolina. BR
  • Souza, Carlos Dornels Freire de; Universidade Federal do Vale do São Francisco. College of Medicine. Petrolina. BR
  • Armstrong, Anderson da Costa; Universidade Federal do Vale do São Francisco. College of Medicine. Department of Medicine. Petrolina. BR
São Paulo med. j ; São Paulo med. j;142(1): e2022355, 2024. tab, graf
Article en En | LILACS-Express | LILACS | ID: biblio-1450509
Biblioteca responsable: BR1.1
ABSTRACT
ABSTRACT

BACKGROUND:

There is a lack of studies evaluating the oral health of traditional indigenous communities in Brazil.

OBJECTIVES:

Thus, the objective of this study was to describe the oral health characteristics of the indigenous Fulni-ô ethnic group in Northeast Brazil. DESIGN AND

SETTING:

A cross-sectional observational investigation was conducted within the Project on Atherosclerosis among Indigenous Populations.

METHODS:

This study included participants of both sexes from the Fulni-ô ethnic group. The participants included in this investigation underwent a comprehensive oral health evaluation by a registered and experienced dentist to assess oral health and identify potentially malignant oral lesions. Participants with suspicious lesions were referred for biopsy. Shapiro-Wilk, Mann-Whitney, and Student's t-tests were used, and measures of central tendency and dispersion were described. Statistical significance was 5%.

RESULTS:

A total of 104 individuals were included in this study. The prevalence of the use of tobacco derivatives was 94.0%, with similarities between sexes. The prevalence of oral changes in this study population was 84.4%. Fifty-one individuals who underwent oral reassessment were referred for oral lesion biopsy.

CONCLUSIONS:

This study demonstrated a high prevalence of oral alterations in the Fulni-ô population. Histopathological analyses indicated the presence of mild oral epithelial dysplasia in five cases.
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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: LILACS Tipo de estudio: Observational_studies / Prevalence_studies / Prognostic_studies / Risk_factors_studies País/Región como asunto: America do sul / Brasil Idioma: En Revista: São Paulo med. j Asunto de la revista: Cirurgia Geral / Ciˆncia / Ginecologia / MEDICINA / Medicina Interna / Obstetr¡cia / Pediatria / Sa£de Mental / Sa£de P£blica Año: 2024 Tipo del documento: Article País de afiliación: Brasil

Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: LILACS Tipo de estudio: Observational_studies / Prevalence_studies / Prognostic_studies / Risk_factors_studies País/Región como asunto: America do sul / Brasil Idioma: En Revista: São Paulo med. j Asunto de la revista: Cirurgia Geral / Ciˆncia / Ginecologia / MEDICINA / Medicina Interna / Obstetr¡cia / Pediatria / Sa£de Mental / Sa£de P£blica Año: 2024 Tipo del documento: Article País de afiliación: Brasil
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