SAÚDE BUCAL DE ADOLESCENTES ESCOLARES

Planejamento de um Serious Games Voltado para Saúde Bucal em Bebês

Serious games are very popular among gamers and have been applied in several contexts. Thus, the design process becomes increasingly complex and involves multidisciplinary teams. This paper presents an interdisciplinary study conducted to define an approach based on communication for the development of a serious game for dentistry.

[Dental caries in 12-year-old schoolchildren from Boa Vista, Roraima State, Brazil].

No Brasil, estudos epidemiológicos têm demonstrado redução marcante na prevalência da cárie dentária 1,2,3. Em 1996, o país apresentava um CPO-D moderado, da ordem de 3,06, enquanto a cidade de Boa Vista, Roraima, com 6,3, registrava o maior índice entre as capitais brasileiras 1. O último levantamento de base populacional, por macrorregião, realizado no Brasil (Projeto SB, 2003), demonstrou qu...

Prevalence and correlates of physical fighting among school-going adolescents in Santiago, Chile Prevalencia e correlaciones de la lucha física entre adolescentes escolares en Santiago de Chile, Chile

Objective: There is a growing interest in injury as a public health issue across the world. There is paucity of data on the prevalence and social correlates of non-fatal interpersonal violence in lowand middle-income income nations. The objective of this study was to estimate the prevalence of, and associated factors for physical fighting among school-going adolescents in Santiago, Chile. Metho...

Setting oral health goals that include oral health-related quality of life measures: a study carried out among adolescents in Thailand Incorporação da qualidade de vida relacionada à saúde bucal em metas de saúde bucal: estudo conduzido em adolescentes tailandeses

The aim of this study was to assess the association between oral diseases and condition-specific oral health-related quality of life (CS-OHRQoL) as a basis for proposing OHRQoL-based goals for the population of 15-year-olds in Thailand. Oral examinations and OHRQoL interviews were conducted with 871 15-year-olds as part of the Sixth Thailand National Oral Health Survey. The severity of oral imp...

El embarazo de las adolescentes en México