Oral health of an indigenous population in northeastern Brazil: a cross-sectional Study of the Fulni-ô ethnic group
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2024
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Universidade Federal do Vale do São Francisco. College of Medicine. Petrolina, PE, Brazil
Municipality of Mirandiba. Department of Family Health Strategy. Mirandiba, PE, Brazil
Universidade Federal de Pernambuco. Department of Odontology. Recife, PE, Brazil
Municipality of Petrolina. Department of Health Strategy. Petrolina, PE, Brazil
Universidade Federal do Vale do São Francisco. Department of Pharmacy. Petrolina, PE, Brazil
Universidade Federal de Alagoas. Arapiraca, AL, Brazil
Universidade Federal do Vale do São Francisco. College of Medicine. Petrolina, PE, Brazil
Universidade Federal do Vale do São Francisco. College of Medicine. Petrolina, PE, Brazil
Universidade Federal de Alagoas. College of Medicine. Arapiraca, AL, Brazil
Universidade Federal do Vale do São Francisco. Department of Medicine. Petrolina, PE, Brazil
Municipality of Mirandiba. Department of Family Health Strategy. Mirandiba, PE, Brazil
Universidade Federal de Pernambuco. Department of Odontology. Recife, PE, Brazil
Municipality of Petrolina. Department of Health Strategy. Petrolina, PE, Brazil
Universidade Federal do Vale do São Francisco. Department of Pharmacy. Petrolina, PE, Brazil
Universidade Federal de Alagoas. Arapiraca, AL, Brazil
Universidade Federal do Vale do São Francisco. College of Medicine. Petrolina, PE, Brazil
Universidade Federal do Vale do São Francisco. College of Medicine. Petrolina, PE, Brazil
Universidade Federal de Alagoas. College of Medicine. Arapiraca, AL, Brazil
Universidade Federal do Vale do São Francisco. Department of Medicine. Petrolina, PE, Brazil
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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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Fulni-ô, Região Nordeste, Pernambuco, Displasia Epitelial Oral
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Health of Indigenous Peoples, Cross-sectional study, Oral epithelial dysplasia, Oral cavity, Oral health, Epidemiology, Pathology
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Atenção à Saúde, Brasil, Saúde de Populações Indígenas, Saúde Bucal, Epidemiologia, Estudos Transversais, Saúde Pública, Boca
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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. Oral health of an indigenous population in northeastern Brazil: a cross-sectional Study of the Fulni-ô ethnic group. São Paulo Med J., v. 142, n. 1, p. e2022355, 2024.
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https://doi.org/10.1590/1516-3180.2022.0355.R1.10042023