Nico Lucélia Silva, Andrade Silvânia Suely Caribé de Araújo, Malta Deborah Carvalho, Pucca Júnior Gilberto Alfredo, Peres Marco Aurelio
Secretaria de Vigilância em Saúde, Ministério da Saúde, Brasília, DF, Brasil,
Australian Research Centre for Population Oral Health, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia.
Cien Saude Colet. 2016 Feb;21(2):389-98. doi: 10.1590/1413-81232015212.25942015.
Oral diseases are a relevant public health problem in Brazil, because of their prevalence and magnitude in the population. Population-based surveys are essential tools for the election of groups and demands priority attention, . The aim of this paper was to describe the self-reported oral health status of the population, according to sociodemographic factors. A descriptive study was conducted using the National Health Survey data of 2013. Indicators associated with oral hygiene practices and oral health conditions were analyzed. Men, elders, blacks and browns, individuals with no education and with incomplete elementary level, residents in rural areas and in the northeast had the lowest frequencies of the indicators of oral hygiene and health self-perception oral as good or very good. Total loss has affected about 16.0 million. Both total tooth loss as the loss of 13 or more teeth was more frequent among women, individuals aged 60 and older, poorly educated, residents in rural areas. It is concluded that the data from the National Health Research -PNS 2013 reinforce the need for policies and actions that minimize the inequalities in oral health, ensuring access to the most vulnerable population sub-groups according to their health needs.
口腔疾病在巴西是一个相关的公共卫生问题，因其在人群中的患病率和严重程度。基于人群的调查是选定群体和需求优先关注的重要工具。本文的目的是根据社会人口学因素描述人群自我报告的口腔健康状况。使用2013年全国健康调查数据进行了一项描述性研究。分析了与口腔卫生习惯和口腔健康状况相关的指标。男性、老年人、黑人和棕色人种、未受过教育和小学未完成学业的人、农村地区居民以及东北部居民的口腔卫生指标和自我感觉口腔健康良好或非常良好的频率最低。全口牙缺失影响了约1600万人。全口牙缺失以及缺失13颗或更多牙齿的情况在女性、60岁及以上的人、受教育程度低的人、农村地区居民中更为常见。结论是，2013年全国健康调查的数据强化了制定政策和采取行动的必要性，这些政策和行动应尽量减少口腔健康方面的不平等现象，确保根据最脆弱人群亚组的健康需求为其提供服务。
