Table 2. Performance of each item provided in primary dental care according to the Brazilian Geographical Regions—North, Northeast, Centre-West, Southeast and South.
Brazil, 2013–2014.
| Items | North (n = 1,263) Yes (%) |
Northeast (n = 7,700) Yes (%) |
Centre-West (n = 1,572) Yes (%) |
Southeast (n = 5,027) Yes (%) |
South (n = 2,552) Yes (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Preventive Procedures | |||||
| Fluoride application | 1,228 (97.2) | 7,601 (98.7) | 1,547 (98.4) | 4,960 (98.7) | 2,530 (99.1) |
| Supragingival scaling, root scraping/smoothing and coronal polishing | 1,160 (91.8) | 7,486 (97.2) | 1,453 (92.4) | 4,949 (98.4) | 2,503 (98.1) |
| Appointment for the continuity of treatment | 1,091 (86.4) | 6,805 (88.4) | 1,490 (94.8) | 4,909 (97.7) | 2,344 (91.8) |
| Restorative/Prosthetic Procedures | |||||
| Deciduous tooth restoration | 1,213 (96.0) | 7,564 (98.2) | 1,550 (98.6) | 4,984 (99.1) | 2,540 (99.5) |
| Composite filling | 1,214 (96.1) | 7,488 (97.2) | 1,545 (98.3) | 4,948 (98.4) | 2,523 (98.9) |
| Amalgam filling | 747 (59.1) | 7,115 (92.4) | 1,380 (87.8) | 4,698 (93.5) | 2,240 (87.8) |
| Scanning to identify people who need partial/total dentures | 470 (37.2) | 4,102 (53.3) | 704 (44.8) | 2,935 (58.4) | 1,292 (50.6) |
| Crown/bridges cementation/recementation | 146 (11.6) | 1,434 (18.6) | 343 (21.8) | 2,250 (44.8) | 936 (36.7) |
| Return visit to evaluate denture adjustment | 48 (3.8) | 813 (10.6) | 137 (8.7) | 851 (16.9) | 382 (15.0) |
| Surgical Procedures | |||||
| Deciduous tooth extraction | 1,228 (97.2) | 7,574 (98.4) | 1,539 (97.9) | 4,972 (98.9) | 2,529 (99.1) |
| Permanent tooth extraction | 1,227 (97.1) | 7,559 (98.2) | 1,505 (95.7) | 4,930 (98.1) | 2,525 (98.9) |
| Dry socket treatment | 1,091 (86.4) | 6,712 (87.2) | 1,346 (85.6) | 4,748 (94.4) | 2,435 (95.4) |
| Drainage of oral abscesses | 1,117 (88.4) | 6,234 (81.0) | 1,411 (89.8) | 4,716 (93.8) | 2,430 (95.2) |
| Suture of trauma injuries | 1,023 (81.0) | 5,824 (75.6) | 1,309 (83.3) | 4,066 (80.9) | 2,263 (88.7) |
| Ulotomy | 698 (55.3) | 4,642 (60.3) | 970 (61.7) | 3,675 (73.1) | 1,930 (75.6) |
| Lingual/labial frenectomy | 336 (26.6) | 1,921 (24.9) | 424 (27.0) | 1,413 (28.1) | 835 (32.7) |
| Endodontic procedures | |||||
| Access to dental pulp | 964 (76.3) | 6,326 (82.2) | 1,415 (90.0) | 4,797 (95.4) | 2,457 (96.3) |
| Pulpotomy | 873 (69.1) | 5,858 (76.1) | 1,340 (85.2) | 4,705 (93.6) | 2,317 (90.8) |
| Cancer Monitoring | |||||
| Refer suspected/confirmed oral cancer cases | 841 (66.6) | 5,924 (76.9) | 1,157 (73.6) | 4,332 (86.2) | 2,243 (87.9) |
| Record of suspected/confirmed oral cancer cases (with documents proving that) | 99 (7.8) | 1,250 (16.2) | 245 (15.6) | 1,702 (33.9) | 832 (32.6) |