Correlação entre as condições de saúde bucal e as socioeconômicas e grau de escolaridade de pacientes do PSF Vila Formosa de Taiobeiras - MG

Abstract

The differences in access to dental services and different socioeconomic levels have implications on the experience of permanent teeth decayed, missing and restored, and aim of this work is to evaluate the correlation between the oral health conditions of patients of the Health Unit of Vila Formosa with the socioeconomic condition and the degree of scholarity of them. Assessment of the oral health condition was checked by means of the index of decayed, lost and obturated teeth and their socioeconomic conditions and scholarity degree were observed from dental data of individuals. For the completion of the study were selected from 138 dental clinics of first consultation programmatic records and 138 Files A. When the values of income and education were correlated with the index of decayed, missing and filled teeth, it can be noticed that those who had a lower income, lower educational level had a greater number of decayed teeth and lost and those who had higher educational level and higher income had a greater quantity of teeth filled, demonstrating a high rate in the studied sample. Therefore, the population had a great experience of tooth decay and must be adopted best conditions of access and education in health for better rates of oral health of the community. The concentration of the disease in certain population groups reiterates the importance of identifying and distributing education and health needs for population.