Análise do indicador de extração dentária a partir do contexto municipal

This study aims to evaluate the dental extraction index considering the many contextual variables of municipalities. This is a cross-sectional and ecological study. Data on odontological production (the number of Dental Extractions relative to the number of Individual Basic Odontological Procedures) in the year 2016, from all Brazilian municipalities, was found through DATASUS. These data were related to Brazilian Regions, Proportion of estimated populational coverage regarding oral health in the Family Health Strategy, number of Centers of Odontological Specialties (CEOs); Municipal Human Development Index (M-HDI) and the Gini coefficient (or Gini index).  From the 12,1-2%, the Northeast region has a superior index when compared to the other regions. The north and northeast regions show the highest percentage of cities that conduct the highest number of dental extractions, as well as those who present the smallest Oral Health coverage, do not have CEOs, have a low M-HDI, and a Gini index lower than the national average. Therefore, it becomes necessary to Invert the offer of odontological procedures and guarntee to the population, especially for those in difficult socioeconomic conditions, health care and services that can carry out preventive actions to maintain and recover oral health, so that dental loss can be avoided.