What is it about?
Higher levels of income inequality were associated with more tooth loss and dental caries. Different theories were used to seek explanations and mechanisms.
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Why is it important?
Reducing inequalities may improve oral health
Perspectives
Future studies can elucidate the mechanisms linking income inequality and oral health
DDS, MSc, PhD Roger Keller Celeste
Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul
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This page is a summary of: The individual and contextual pathways between oral health and income inequality in Brazilian adolescents and adults, Social Science & Medicine, November 2009, Elsevier,
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2009.08.005.
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