Atitudes, comportamentos e estado de saúde oral dos alunos do 1.° ano da Faculdade de Medicina Dentária da Universidade de Lisboa

Attitudes and behaviors in oral hygiene can be considered positive. The prevalence of caries was high, but the level of oral hygiene was reasonable and prevalence of gingival bleeding was high. Students with higher admission grades had lower severity of dental caries. Students of Dental Medicine showed less caries prevalence than students of Dental Prothesis.