Oral health in transition: the case of Indigenous peoples from Brazil
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2010
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FDI World Dental Federation
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Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Unidade Cerrado Pantanal. Mato Grosso do Sul, MS, Brasil
Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública Sérgio Arouca. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil
Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro. Museu Nacional. Departamento de Antropologia. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil
Universidade de São Paulo. Escola de Saúde Pública. Departamento de Prática de Saúde Pública. São Paulo, SP, Brasil
Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública Sérgio Arouca. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil
Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro. Museu Nacional. Departamento de Antropologia. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil
Universidade de São Paulo. Escola de Saúde Pública. Departamento de Prática de Saúde Pública. São Paulo, SP, Brasil
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The objective of this paper is to summarise epidemiological information about the distribution of dental caries among Indigenous peoples in Brazil. The authors also present a case study of a specific group of Xavante Indians, one of the most numerous of Brazil's Indigenous peoples, describing how their oral health has deteriorated over recent decades, and showing how an oral health programme is attempting to reverse the present trend of increase in caries. The programme at Etenheritipá Xavante village incorporated three principal components: educational, preventive, and clinical. From the beginning, the programme included epidemiological record keeping for monitoring the level of caries in the population. Transversal studies of the condition of oral health among the Xavante of Etenheritipá were undertaken in 1999, 2004, and 2007. In the period from 2004 to 2007 the DMFS values in the 11–15 age cohort had a significant reduction in caries experience. The mean DMFS score fell from 4.95 in 2004 to 2.39 in 2007 (p<0.01). An increase in the percent of individuals who were free from caries was also noted: in 1999, 20% of adolescents 11–15 had no caries; in 2007, the proportion had risen to 47%. The Xavante case is a prime example of the transition in oral health that is taking place among the Indigenous peoples of the Americas, and it highlights the importance of oral health promotion through preventive measures such as access to fluoridation and basic care in reducing the inequality between Indians and non-Indians.
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Brasil, Índios Sul-Americanos, Saúde de Populações Indígenas, Mato Grosso, Região Amazônica, Epidemiologia, Região Centro-Oeste, Cárie Dentária, Saúde Bucal, Xavante, Estudos Epidemiológicos, Transição Epidemiológica, Odontologia Preventiva
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Brasil, Saúde de Populações Indígenas, Índios Sul-Americanos, Epidemiologia, Ecossistema Amazônico, Cárie Dentária, Saúde Bucal, Estudos Epidemiológicos, Transição Epidemiológica, Odontologia Preventiva
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ARANTES, Rui; SANTOS, Ricardo Ventura; FRAZÃO, Paulo. Oral health in transition: the case of Indigenous peoples from Brazil. International Dental Journal, v. 60, n. 3, p. 235-240, 2010.
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10.1922/IDJ_2569Arantes06