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Socioeconomic Factors, Dental Service Use and Clusters of Oral Health Conditions in Brazilian Five-Year-Old Children.

Community dentistry and oral epidemiology · de Castro PHDF, Rebelo MAB, Vettore MV · 2026-07-13

Researchers identified four distinct clusters of oral health conditions in Brazilian five-year-olds, finding that those with worse dental health were more likely to come from lower-income families, have never visited a dentist, and seek care only for pain rather than prevention.

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