IMPACTO SOCIOECONÔMICO NA INCIDÊNCIA DE PERIODONTITE NO BRASIL

Abstract

Epidemiological surveys are important instruments that allow a better understanding of the determinants that cause diseases in individuals within a sample with the same characteristics, thus contributing to possible forms of prevention and treatment. Oral health is commonly advocated by the World Health Organization and is considered very important. To do this, include simple actions in the routine, such as oral hygiene, ideal for maintaining good oral health. Systemic and local alterations can modify the state of health of the periodontium, as well as emotional pressures, social customs and hormonal alterations common during an individual's life. In Brazil, the existing national data was obtained through an epidemiological survey of oral health, in which it was possible to measure the prevalence of periodontal disease in the Brazilian population over 15 years of age, residing in an urban region. The purpose of this article was to assess the prevalence of periodontal disease through a critical review of the dental literature referring to several independent epidemiological studies carried out and published in Brazil.