Caries Prevalence and Treatment Needs of 12-Year-Old Children in the Islamic Republic of Iran

Momeni, A.; Mardi, Medya; Pieper, Klaus

doi:10.1159/000089381

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“…We documented a higher mean DMFT compared to what was reported in a 2006 Iranian study on 12-year-olds [16]. Part of this discrepancy could be ascribed to the different age groups studied, and the children in the 2006 study resided in Tehran and Isfahan, not Tehran only.…”

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Oral health behaviours in relation to caries and gingivitis in primary-school children in Tehran, 2008

Jessri¹,

Jessri²,

Rashidkhani

et al. 2013

East Mediterr Health J

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The objectives of this cross-sectional study were to determine the prevalence of caries, severe caries and gingivitis in Tehran primary-school children and to analyse the relationship between children's oral hygiene habits and prevalence of these oral health diseases. Data were collected on the oral hygiene habits of 1271 Tehran schoolchildren (637 boys, 634 girls) aged 9-13 years. Clinical examinations were performed to determine the decayed, missed and filled teeth (DMFT) and the presence of gingivitis. Total DMFT ≥ 1 was observed in 83.3% of children; 55.5% had tDMFT ≥ 4 and 87.7% had ≥ 1 site affected by gingivitis. Dental visits of 48.2% of children were limited to toothache occasions and parents' lack of belief in the importance of oral health was the most commonly cited reason (P ≤ 0.05). The source of oral health education had the strongest independent association with severe dental caries (OR = 2.35; 95% CI: 1.80-2.60); dental flossing frequency was the strongest predicting factor correlated with gingivitis (OR = 3.51; CI: 1.46-8.44). RÉSUMÉ Les objectifs de la présente étude transversale étaient de déterminer la prévalence des caries, des caries sévères et des gingivites chez des enfants du primaire à Téhéran et d'analyser la relation entre les habitudes d'hygiène bucco-dentaire des enfants et la prévalence de ces maladies bucco-dentaires. Des données sur les habitudes d'hygiène bucco-dentaire de 1 271 écoliers de Téhéran (637 garçons, 634 filles) âgés de 9 à 13 ans ont été recueillies. Des examens cliniques ont été réalisés afin de repérer les dents cariées, absentes ou obturées (CAO) et la présence de gingivite. L'indice CAO global était supérieur ou égal à 1 chez 83,3 % des enfants, supérieur ou égal à 4 chez 55,5 % des enfants, et 87,7 % d'entre eux avaient au moins un site affecté par une gingivite. Pour 48,2 % des enfants, les visites chez le dentiste se bornaient à la prise en charge des douleurs dentaires. La méconnaissance des parents sur l'importance de la santé bucco-dentaire était la raison la plus fréquemment citée (P ≤ 0,05). La source de l'éducation bucco-dentaire était le facteur indépendant le plus souvent associé aux caries dentaires sévères (OR = 2,35 ; IC à 95 % : 1,80-2,60) ; la fréquence de l'utilisation du fil dentaire était le facteur prédictif le plus important corrélé à une gingivite (OR = 3,51 ; IC : 1,44).

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Oral health behaviours in relation to caries and gingivitis in primary-school children in Tehran, 2008

Jessri¹,

Jessri²,

Rashidkhani

et al. 2013

East Mediterr Health J

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“…The previous national and international studies reported that people with lower SR had poorer oral health than people with higher SR [5,6,7,8,9,20,21,22,36]. The results of our study imply that the lower availability of dentists for these people may partly explain the disparity in oral health.…”

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“…However, the lack of data on these disorders confined us to control for them. It should be noted that the previous studies in Iran [20,21,22] have shown that people with lower SR have higher need of dental services. This implies that the disparity of dentists may be more profound than what was found in our study.…”

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confidence: 96%

“…Actually, access to health care and distribution of resources within health sector is considered as one of the social determinants of health [18,19]. Although studies in Iran have examined the association between demographic and SR with population’s oral health status [20,21,22] and utilization of dental services [23], little attention has been paid to the distribution of dentists across the provinces in Iran.…”

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Pure and Social Disparities in Distribution of Dentists: A Cross-Sectional Province-Based Study in Iran

Kiadaliri

Hosseinpour²,

Haghparast‐Bidgoli

et al. 2013

IJERPH

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During past decades, the number of dentists has continuously increased in Iran. Beside the quantity, the distribution of dentists affects the oral health status of population. The current study aimed to assess the pure and social disparities in distribution of dentists across the provinces in Iran in 2009. Data on provinces’ characteristics, including population and social situation, were obtained from multiple sources. The disparity measures (including Gini coefficient, index of dissimilarity, Gaswirth index of disparity and relative index of inequality (RII)) and pairwise correlations were used to evaluate the pure and social disparities in the number of dentists in Iran. On average, there were 28 dentists per 100,000 population in the country. There were substantial pure disparities in the distribution of dentists across the provinces in Iran. The unadjusted and adjusted RII values were 3.82 and 2.13, respectively; indicating area social disparity in favor of people in better-off provinces. There were strong positive correlations between density of dentists and better social rank. It is suggested that the results of this study should be considered in conducting plans for redistribution of dentists in the country. In addition, further analyses are needed to explain these disparities.

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“…Another study in 12-year-old students from two cities of Yazd and Hadi-Shahr (Central Iran) [20], reported that DMFT score was reported to be 1.8±1.75, and 74.73% of the students were found to have caries. Study of Momeni et al;[[21] [23] in a study involving 43772 students of the fifth grade from all provinces of Iran and districts of the country, classified by gender and place of residence, found that the mean DMFT index in 12-year-old students was 1.67 in 1994. The highest prevalence of caries was seen in the first permanent molars.…”

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DMFT index among 12-year students in 2013: a report in Kermanshah city, Iran

Mozaffari¹,

Rezaei²,

Sadeghi³

et al. 2016

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Abstract:Dental caries is one of the commonest oral diseases in children and DMFT index is the most important quantitative factor for measuring tooth health. The aim of this study was to evaluate the prevalence of caries-free children using DMFT and significant caries (SiC) indexes in students of the West of Iran. In a cross-sectional and descriptive study in 2013, 402 students of 12-year-old from six Junior (guidance) schools. The studied students had no milk tooth and systemic disease and also in the last three months did not take a certain drug on an ongoing basis. The diagnosis of dental caries was done based on the guidelines of WHO for dental caries in 12-year-old. Out of 402 students, 210 (52.2%) were boys and 192 (47.8%) were girls. The mean DMFT was 1.91, DT 1.64, MT 1.91 and FT 0.25. The mean SiC index was 3.9 and the percentage of caries free was 28.6%. Mandibular Molar Ι teeth had the most decay (51%) following by maxillary Molar Ι(23.4%) and mandibular Molar ΙΙ (12.4%). In conclusion, the border areas of Iran had more dental carries compared with central areas that Iran's Ministry of Health should increase its attention to these areas via oral health education and full control of drinking water and also improve diet and public awareness via school health professionals and public media.

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Caries Prevalence and Treatment Needs of 12-Year-Old Children in the Islamic Republic of Iran

Cited by 19 publications

References 35 publications

Oral health behaviours in relation to caries and gingivitis in primary-school children in Tehran, 2008

Oral health behaviours in relation to caries and gingivitis in primary-school children in Tehran, 2008

Pure and Social Disparities in Distribution of Dentists: A Cross-Sectional Province-Based Study in Iran

DMFT index among 12-year students in 2013: a report in Kermanshah city, Iran

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