Cross‐sectional study of oral mucosal conditions among a central Amazonian Indian community, Brazil

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Authors

Paulo José Benevides dos Santos · Fundação Hospitalar de Hematologia e Hemoterapia do Amazonas

Carolina Ferreira Navarro Bessa · Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais

Maria Cássia Ferreira de Aguiar · Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais

María Auxiliadora Vieira do Carmo · Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais

Abstract

Conditions observed among theses Indians were essentially the same that have been described in other populations around the world, except for FEH, which, as a characteristic lesion of Indians, had high prevalence (20.95%). The lesions observed were related to the way of life of this specific population.

Topics & Keywords

Oral Health Pathology and Treatment Oral and Craniofacial Lesions Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Journal of Oral Pathology and Medicine

Volume 33, Issue 1, pp. 7-12

DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0714.2004.00003.x

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