Prevalence of Tooth Decay and Associated Factors Among Ethiopian Patients

Shedev, Bhumika; Muruts, Lidya; Ganji, Kiran Kumar

doi:10.1590/pboci.2020.053

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“…Finally, those who take tea with sugar were significantly associated with the occurrence of dental caries. Similar findings were reported in recent studies done in Mekelle town, Ethiopia ( 25 ), and Debre Birhan town, Ethiopia ( 52 ). It is well-recognized that sugar plays an important role in caries development.…”

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Dental caries and associated factors among diabetic and nondiabetic adult patients attending Bichena Primary Hospital’s Outpatient Department

Shiferaw

Alem²,

Tsehay³

et al. 2022

Front. Oral. Health

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PurposeDental caries is a significant public health issue affecting both the diabetic and nondiabetic populations. However, the problem and associated factors of dental caries among diabetics and nondiabetics patients are not well-known in Ethiopia. This study aims to compare the prevalence of dental caries and associated factors among diabetic and nondiabetic patients at the Outpatient Department of Bichena Primary Hospital in Northwest, Ethiopia.MethodsInstitutional based, comparative cross-sectional study was conducted from October 7 to December 6, 2019, among 200 diabetes and 400 nondiabetic adult patients. A consecutive sampling technique was implemented to recruit study participants. Data were collected by a pretested structured questionnaire and analysis was performed in Statistical Package for Social Science version 20. Bivariable and multivariable logistic regressions were employed and variables with a p-value < 0.05 were declared statistically significant.ResultsA total of 582 patients were involved in the study with a response rate of 97.0%. The prevalence of dental caries was 67.9% [95% confidence interval (CI): 63.2%–72.8%] and 79.6% (95% CI: 74.0%–85.70%) in nondiabetic and diabetic group, respectively. Females gender [adjusted odds ratio (AOR) = 1.79, 95% CI: 1.15–2.77], poor oral hygiene (AOR = 2.95, 95% CI: 1.71–5.11), lack of regular teeth cleaning habits (AOR = 3.26, 95% CI: 2.13–4.97), feeling dry mouth (AOR = 2.31, 95% CI: 1.11–4.81), sugared tea drinking (AOR = 2.00, 95% CI: 1.18–3.38), inadequate oral health knowledge (AOR = 3.51, 95% CI: 2.19–5.62), and khat chewing (AOR = 2.14, 95% CI: 1.24–3.71) were significantly associated factors with high prevalence of dental caries.ConclusionThe prevalence of caries was significantly higher among diabetics than nondiabetics. Oral health education with preventive measures such as improving teeth cleaning practice, reducing sugary foods and drinks intake, and improving oral hygiene practice of patients should be mainstreamed along with diabetic follow-up care.

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confidence: 92%

Dental caries and associated factors among diabetic and nondiabetic adult patients attending Bichena Primary Hospital’s Outpatient Department

Shiferaw

Alem²,

Tsehay³

et al. 2022

Front. Oral. Health

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“…These thirteen studies had a cumulative of 6950 study subjects which were considered in this meta-analysis to determine the overall prevalence of dental caries. Of those, two [ 20 , 25 ] were conducted in Addis Ababa, six [ 16 – 19 , 21 , 23 ] in Amhara region, two [ 14 , 24 ] in Tigray region, one [ 15 ] in Oromia region, one [ 13 ] in Southern Nations and Nationalities of Ethiopia (SNNPR) region, and one [ 22 ] in Harar town. Cross-sectional study design was employed in every study, and studies were conducted among different age groups (their age range 6–100 years) (Table 1 ).…”

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“…Many studies revealed that the magnitude of dental caries vary in different countries like Northwest of Spain (36.9%), Nigeria (13.9%), Kenya (50.3%), and Eritrea (78%) respectively [9][10][11][12]. Studies that have been conducted in Ethiopia revealed that dental caries accounts for about 21.1-78.2% [13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25]. Although scholars recommended modification of free sugar consumption, cleaning teeth more than two times a day using a fluoride toothpaste (promotion of good oral hygiene), and oral health education, the problem remains high, particularly in developing countries [26,27].…”

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Dental caries and associated factors in Ethiopia: systematic review and meta-analysis

Zewdu

Abu

Agajie

et al. 2021

Environ Health Prev Med

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Background Globally, dental caries may be a major public health issue which may be preventable. Many studies have been conducted on dental caries in Ethiopia which present inconsistent results. Objective This meta-analysis was expected to consolidate the findings conducted in various regions of the country and generate country representative information on the burden and its associated factors of dental caries in Ethiopia. Methods Our systematic review and meta-analysis was carried out to estimate the pooled prevalence of dental caries and its associated factors in the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia. Medical specialty databases like ScienceDirect, HINARI, Embase, PubMed, Google Scholar, and Cochrane Library were consistently and exhaustively searched. To determine the aggregate prevalence, studies delineating the prevalence of dental caries and associated factors were included. Important data were extracted employing a standardized data extraction tool ready in Microsoft Excel and imported to the STATA version-13 statistical software package for analyses. To assess non-uniformity, the Cochrane Q test statistics and I2 test were performed respectively. A random effects model meta-analysis was accustomed to estimate the pooled burden of dental caries. Results The result of thirteen studies disclosed that the overall prevalence of dental caries in the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia was found to be 40.98 (31.62, 50.34). Within the subgroup analysis, the uppermost prevalence was determined in Tigray region (46.59% (24.64, 68.54)) whereas the bottom prevalence was determined in Addis Ababa (34.20% (8.42, 59.97)). Dental caries prevalence was considerably high among study subjects who consumed sweet food (OR= 2.4 (95% CI (1.91, 3.01))). But the presence of dental plaque (OR = 5.14 (95% CI (0.67, 39.39))) and habit of tooth- cleaning (OR = 0.71 (95% CI (0.17, 2.96))) were not statistically significant with the outcome of interest. Conclusion Our meta-analysis found that the prevalence of dental caries was comparatively high, and sweet food consumption was the most risk issue for dental caries in Ethiopia. The Ethiopian Federal Ministry of Health ought to offer a lot of attention to strengthen the oral health care system and also the implementation of community-level interference programs.

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“…Los casos de caries dental están aumentando debido al uso ilimitado de alimentos azucarados, las malas prácticas de cuidado bucal y el empleo inadecuado de los equipos de aseo, higiene y limpieza (Robalino-Tello et al, 2021;Sehdev et al, 2020;Zewdu et al, 2021). Sus estadísticas desfavorables son mayores en comunidades económicamente desfavorecidas como se muestra en la figura 2, de acuerdo con datos proporcionados por Nithila et al (1998).…”

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“…Este es un padecimiento muy común y de una prevalencia muy alta a nivel mundial. Se caracteriza por ser una perforación en la pieza dental, causando un daño estructural, que puede implicar su pérdida si no es atendido en tiempo y de manera adecuada (Escobar et al, 2018;Sehdev et al, 2020).…”

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Importancia de la educación y el factor socioeconómico de los padres en la prevalencia de caries dental en niños en edades escolares, una revisión de la literatura

Inchiglema¹,

Acuña

Ordoñez³

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La caries dental constituye el primer problema de salud oral a nivel mundial, siendo una de las patologías bucales con mayor prevalencia en todas las edades. En la investigación se aborda su afección en la niñez, debido a la dependencia que los infantes tienen de sus padres. Por esta razón, se considera que es el grupo de edad más afectado con esta enfermedad. El objetivo es determinar la relación entre el nivel de educación y el factor socioeconómico de los padres en la prevalencia de caries dental en niños escolares mediante una revisión de literatura. Se llevó a cabo una investigación de tipo descriptiva, a través de un análisis documental en la base de datos de la Web of Science entre 2017 y 2021. Para llevar a cabo la revisión se utilizó como sustento la metodología PICO, a partir de los siguientes términos de interés: Parents, Education, Economic Status y Dental Caries y sus homólogos en español. Los resultados obtenidos indican que el factor socioeconómico y la educación de los padres constituyen variables que guardan una estrecha relación con la prevalencia de caries dental en los infantes. Del mismo modo, la existencia de ambas variables aumenta la probabilidad de exposición a caries dental. Las conclusiones arrojadas permiten afirmar que en general los niños con menor posición económica y con padres de bajo nivel educacional, tienen mayor experiencia y severidad de caries dental.

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Prevalence of Tooth Decay and Associated Factors Among Ethiopian Patients

Cited by 4 publications

References 15 publications

Dental caries and associated factors among diabetic and nondiabetic adult patients attending Bichena Primary Hospital’s Outpatient Department

Dental caries and associated factors among diabetic and nondiabetic adult patients attending Bichena Primary Hospital’s Outpatient Department

Dental caries and associated factors in Ethiopia: systematic review and meta-analysis

Importancia de la educación y el factor socioeconómico de los padres en la prevalencia de caries dental en niños en edades escolares, una revisión de la literatura

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