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Socioeconomic Inequalities and Oral Health Among Adults and Elderly People in Rural Riverside Communities in the Amazon, Brazil.

Community dentistry and oral epidemiology · Bezerra EFN, Herkrath APCQ, Herkrath FJ, Garnelo L, Sampaio SS, Vettore MV · 2026-09-25

This cross-sectional study of 569 adults and elderly people in rural Amazon communities found that lower income, non-participation in cash transfer programmes, worse self-reported dental status, and problem-oriented dental visits were associated with dental pain and lower oral health satisfaction.

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