Brazilian paralympic athletes: an evaluation of oral health status

Renata Tucci,1 Bruna Contador,2 Juliana Costa de Oliveira,3 Rafael Golghetto Domingos,4 Alexandre Jun Zerbini Ueda,4 Hilton Sadayuki Tiba,4 Silvia Cristina Núñez5 1Department of Oral Pathology, Health Institute of Nova Friburgo, Federal Fluminense University, Nova Friburgo, RJ, Brazil 2Graduate student of Paulista University, São Paulo, SP, Brazil 3Posgraduation program, Department of Oral Pathology, School of Dentistry, São Paulo University, São Paulo, SP, Brasil 4Researcher of Institute of Health Research – INPES, São Paulo, SP, Brazil 5Coordination of the Professional Master in Bioengineering. Brazil University, UNIVBRASIL, Itaquera, SP, Brazil • Conflicts of interest: none declared.

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