Regarding the time when they brushed their teeth, 58.

4% of Brazilian students
declared brushing their teeth at least after lunch, followed by 52.4 and 42.6% who
brushed their teeth at least after waking up and before going to sleep, respectively.
Among non-Brazilian students, the majority (86.7%) declared brushing at least after
waking up, followed by 50% that brushed at least before going to sleep and 36.7%
who brushed after lunch. About the means used in oral hygiene, there was a
predominance of students that used toothbrush and toothpaste, especially non-
Brazilians. When asked about the frequency with which they replaced their
toothbrush, 37.6% of Brazilian academics asserted they do it every 3 months, and
40% of non-Brazilians mentioned replacing it monthly. A small percentage of
students declared replacing the toothbrush when it was in inadequate condition.
Concerning the practice of cleaning the tongue, most students, regardless of
nationality, declared that it was a habit. Concerning knowledge and use of dental
floss, almost all of the Brazilian participants (98%) knew dental floss, whereas fewer
non-Brazilian students did (56.7%). Over half of Brazilians used dental floss, while
76% of non-Brazilian academics did not use it. When it came to seeking dental care,
most Brazilian students declared they seek this kind of service (98%), a greater
amount than non-Brazilians (40%). As for the association between age, perception
of oral hygiene, habits and behavior in oral health (Table 2), there wasn’t a
significant connection between these variables among Brazilian or non-Brazilian
participants. However, considering the total number of participants, we observed a
significant connection between age lower than or equal to 18 years and seeking
dental care (p = 0.0006). Concerning the connection between family income,
perception of oral hygiene, habits and behavior in oral health (Table 3), we did not
observe an association between these variables among Brazilian or non-Brazilian
students. However, considering the total number of participants, we observed
significant connection between students with income higher than 1 minimum wage
and seeking dental care (p = 0.0005).

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• 1. Deforestation
• Brazil’s forests are in serious trouble. Across the country, crucial rainforest
ecosystems are being deforested faster now than at any other point in the last
decade. Between August 2020 and July 2021, an astonishing 1,047,600
hectares (2,588,676 acres) of Amazon rainforest were destroyed — an area
thirteen times the size of New York City.

2. Food production
Brazil is one of the world’s most important food producers, ranking as a leading
exporter of soybeans, coffee, meat and sugar. But climate change is taking a
massive bite out of Brazil’s crop yields. This year, Brazil’s Atlantic coast was hit
by crippling drought and unprecedented frost. The combination caused prices to
spike at supermarkets for common goods like orange juice, sugar and coffee. This
is just a small taste of what’s to come as global temperatures continue to rise,
scorching once fertile farmlands in Brazil.

3. Cities

Intertwined with forest and agriculture issues are cities, which are now home to
more than 85 percent of Brazil’s population. Many of Brazil’s cities are currently
facing historic droughts. Water reserves at hydropower plants have become
increasingly strained, falling to their lowest level in 91 years.

• 3 ways Brazil’s environmental decisions affect the world. (2015, August 13).

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