Socioeconomic inequalities in the use of dental services in Brazil: an analysis of the 2019 National Health Survey.
Maria Laura Braccini FagundesLucelen Fontoura BastosOrlando Luiz do Amaral JuniorGabriele Rissotto MenegazzoAmanda Ramos da CunhaCaroline SteinLucas Guimarães AbreuFernando Neves HugoJessye Melgarejo do Amaral GiordaniDéborah Carvalho MaltaBetine Pinto Moehlecke IserPublished in: Revista brasileira de epidemiologia = Brazilian journal of epidemiology (2021)
Inequalities were found in the use of dental health services among the adult and older adult population, with regional differences; the use was higher among women, younger individuals, those with better schooling, higher income, healthier behaviors, better self-perceived oral health status, and who paid for their last dental treatment.