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Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2012, 9, 3540-3574; doi:10.3390/ijerph9103540 OPEN ACCESS International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health ISSN 1660-4601 /journal/ijerph Article A Systematic Review of Socioeconomic Indicators and Dental Caries in Adults Simone M. Costa 1, Carolina C. Martins 1, Maria de Lourdes C. Bonfim 1, Lívia G. Zina 2, Saul M. Paiva 1, Isabela A. Pordeus 1 and Mauro H. N. G. Abreu 1, * 1 School of Dentistry, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte 31270-901, Brazil; E-Mails: smelocosta@ (S.M.C.); carolcm10@ (C.C.M.); malu_cb2000@.br (M.L.C.B.); smpaiva@.br (S.M.P.); isabelapordeus@ufmg.br (I.A.P.) 2 Minas Gerais State Public Health School, Avenida Augusto de Lima, 2061-Barro Preto, Belo Horizonte MG 30190-002, Brazil; E-Mail: liviazina@.br * Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; E-Mail: maurohenriqueabreu@.br; Tel./Fax: +55-31-3409-2442. Received: 28 May 2012; in revised form: 10 September 2012 / Accepted: 2 October 2012 / Published: 10 October 2012 Abstract: Increasing evidence suggests that socioeconomic factors may be associated with an increased risk of dental caries. To provide better evidence of the association between dental caries in adults and socioeconomic indicators, we evaluated the relation between these two conditions in a thorough review