Dental caries, periodontal disease and restorative dental care among Indigenous and non-Indigenous groups in Brazil: A descriptive study.
Rui ArantesLisa M JamiesonPaulo FrazãoPublished in: Community dentistry and oral epidemiology (2020)
In our study, Indigenous people had a lower caries burden, but less access to restorative services than their non-Indigenous counterparts. These disparities likely reflect differences in historical, socioeconomic, cultural, environmental and political determinants that both groups have experienced differently over time.