Survey data from the Brazilian Ministry of Health tracks dental caries trends in adults aged 35-44 across Brazil's regions for 1986, 2003, and 2010. The data includes DMFT and FS-T index values, analyzed by Sérgio do Nascimento to assess oral health transitions. It shows a reduction in decayed, missing, and filled teeth and an increase in functional teeth over the 24-year period.
Use Cases
- Analyzing temporal trends in dental caries based on DMFT and FS-T indices.
- Comparing regional disparities in adult oral health across Brazil.
- Modeling the impact of public health policies like water fluoridation on dental outcomes.
- Conducting longitudinal studies on oral health transitions in a middle-income country.
Strengths
- Data spans 24 years across three distinct survey waves (1986, 2003, 2010).
- Covers all regions of Brazil, allowing for geographic comparison.
- Uses standardized dental health indices (DMFT, FS-T) for consistent measurement.
Limitations
- Row count and column-level documentation are absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
- Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified.
- Data may reflect temporal and geographic bias inherent to the specific epidemiological surveys used.
Provenance
- Source
- Brazilian Ministry of Health epidemiological surveys.
- Collection Method
- Random samples of 35-44 year old residents from each region of Brazil.
- Time Range
- 1986, 2003, 2010
- Geography
- All regions of Brazil.