Departamento de Saúde Pública, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Florianópolis, Brasil.
Cad Saude Publica. 2011;27 Suppl 2:S141-53. doi: 10.1590/s0102-311x2011001400003.
The objective of this study was to review the Brazilian epidemiologic literature on periodontal outcomes and socio-demographic factors, assessing bibliographic and methodological characteristics of this scientific production, as well as the consistency and statistical significance of the examined associations. A systematic review was carried out in six bibliographic sources. The review was limited to the period between 1999 and 2008, without any other type of restriction. Among the 410 papers identified, 29 were included in the review. An increasing number of articles, specifically in the last four years of study, was observed. However, there is a concentration of studies in the South and Southeast regions of Brazil, and many of them are not closely connected to theoretical formulations in the field. In spite of these shortcomings, the review findings corroborate the idea that poor socioeconomic conditions are associated with periodontal outcomes, as demonstrated primarily by income and schooling indicators.
本研究旨在回顾巴西牙周病学文献及社会人口学因素，评估该科学文献的书目和方法学特征，以及所检查关联的一致性和统计学意义。在六个文献来源中进行了系统评价。本评价仅限于 1999 年至 2008 年期间，没有任何其他类型的限制。在确定的 410 篇论文中，有 29 篇被纳入评价。观察到特别是在研究的最后四年，论文数量有所增加。然而，研究主要集中在巴西的南部和东南部地区，而且许多研究与该领域的理论公式化没有密切联系。尽管存在这些缺点，但综述结果证实了这样一种观点，即较差的社会经济条件与牙周病结果有关，这主要由收入和教育程度指标证明。
