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September 5, 2025BMC Oral HealthOpen Access

Factors associated with socioeconomic inequalities in the use of dental services among Brazilian older adults: an Oaxaca-Blinder decomposition analysis

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FAFabíola Bof de AndradeFundação Oswaldo CruzJAJosé Leopoldo Ferreira AntunesUniversidade de São PauloABAlexandra Crispim BoingUniversidade Federal de Santa Catarina

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Overview

Cross-sectional analysis highlights how education and income affect dental service utilization in older adults.

Key Points

  • Socioeconomic inequalities in dental service use among older adults are largely driven by number of remaining teeth, with education and income also influencing access.
  • Participants with no formal education and those earning less than one minimum wage reported significantly lower use of dental services within the past year.
  • The analysis utilized the Oaxaca-Blinder decomposition to quantify the contribution of factors affecting dental service inequalities in Brazil.
  • The findings indicate that improving educational and income levels could bridge the gap in access to dental services among older adults.

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Andrade et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68bb49c46d6d5674bccff9f2https://doi.org/10.1186/s12903-025-06709-5
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