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Social intersectional differences in pulpal clinical consequences of untreated dental caries among Brazilian adolescents: analysis of the SB Brasil 2023 survey.

Caries research · de Souza GS, Braccini Fagundes ML, Hugo FN, Hilgert JB, Giordani JMDA, do Amaral Júnior OL · 2026-08-06

Researchers examined pulpal complications from untreated tooth decay across intersectional social groups of Brazilian adolescents, finding substantially higher prevalence among low-income Black youth compared to high-income White males.

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