From: Prospective cohort of adult oral health in Piracicaba, SP, Brazil
Stage | Epidemiological measures |
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Baseline (2011) | Questionnaire Demographic and socioeconomic factors: sex, age, race, self-declared, marital status, individual and family income, number of family members, education, condition of housing, occupation Factors related to general health: health conditions, use of medicines and health habits Factors related to oral health: oral hygiene, self-perception of oral health, reason for dental extraction, access to oral health services, self-perceived quality of life (Oral Health Impact Profile-14) [14] and oral health literacy [15] Clinical exam Visible biofilm [16] Experience of coronal caries (DMFT) [7] Need for dental caries treatment [7] Community Periodontal Index (CPI) [7] Periodontal Attachment Loss (PAL) [7] Use and need of dental prosthesis [7] |
Folow-up (2015) | Questionnaire: same conditions assessed during baseline stage (2011) and addition of questions on the perception of the spouse’s oral health and Health Literacy (14-items Health Literacy Scale) [17, 18] Clinical exam: same conditions assessed during baseline stage (2011) and inclusion of evaluation of experience of root caries [7] Anthropometric measurements: weight, height and abdominal circumference |