Managing dental caries in children in Turkey - a discussion paper

Topaloglu-Ak, Aslı; Eden, Ece; Frencken, Jo E.

doi:10.1186/1472-6831-9-32

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“…Preventive measures with demonstrated efficacy should be collectively considered in the fight against dental disease. According to Topaloglu, Eden, and Frencken (2009), there are three primary means to control dental caries [7]. The first is by weakening caries' promoting factors, such as non-milk extrinsic sugars and cariogenic bacteria [8].…”

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Improving Oral Health Status of Children in Tabuk, Saudi Arabia

Baghdadi

2014

Dentistry Journal

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This comprehensive community health intervention aimed to improve the oral health and reduce the incidence of dental caries in Tabuk schoolchildren. The program supports the public health pyramid that provides a framework to improve health and included creating and evaluating a school oral health surveillance system, applying fluoride varnish and dental sealants on high-and medium-caries risk children, and providing treatment for existing diseases. In a pilot phase, 48 children (26 males 22 females; mean age 6.42; dmft 9.33, Decayed, Missing, or Filled Primary and Permanent Teeth (DMFT) 3.27) received the dental services, both treatment and prevention. Three hundred seventyeight composite resin or resin-modified light-cured glass ionomer restorations were placed. One-hundred and eighteen teeth received pulp therapy (pulpotomy or pulpectomy), ten of which received stainless steel crowns. A total of 72 teeth were extracted due to caries. To understand the effects of dental disease on children, as perceived by parents, an oral healthrelated quality of life survey was completed and analyzed. Results found an underestimation of the role the teeth play, particularly primary teeth, in the general health and wellbeing of the child. The program's main evaluation effort focused on the process and outcome objectives, including the number of children received care, number of teeth received restorations and sealants, and number of children received fluoride varnish, etc. Analyzing the effect of the program on oral hygiene revealed an improvement in oral health, as a direct result of oral health educational sessions and one-to-one counseling. There is an urgent need to expand the program to include all primary schools. OPEN ACCESS Dent. J. 2014, 2 23

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Section: Strategies: Rationale and Evidencementioning

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Improving Oral Health Status of Children in Tabuk, Saudi Arabia

Baghdadi

2014

Dentistry Journal

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“…The higher risk of oral diseases and lower socioeconomic status were well explained by the lack of information and knowledge about oral health behaviors and limited access to dental health care. 3,[11][12][13][14][15] The degree of association between a number of social, economic, and behavioral risk factors and the prevalence data for adverse oral conditions have been determined in various studies. These associations should be interpreted with caution as they suggest the need to take them into consideration when developing health-promoting oral health policies.…”

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Dental Education: Challenges and Changes

Sushanth¹,

Imranulla²,

Madhu³

2017

Journal of Oral Health and Community Dentistry

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The aim of dental health education is to impart knowledge on the causes of oral diseases and providing the ways and possibilities of their prevention and adequate treatment. Health education would highlight the necessity of proper nutrition, maintenance of oral hygiene with the use of fluoride products, and other regimen as well as drive attention toward the significance of regular check-ups with a dentist. Public health dentistry in India has become the only key toward future dental workforce and strategies. There have been numerous challenges which exist for expanding oral health care in India, in which the biggest challenge is the need for dental health planners with relevant qualifications and training in public health dentistry. There is a serious lack of authentic and valid data for assessment of community demands, as well as the lack of an organized system for monitoring oral health care services to guide planners. Based on the aim for sustained development, human resource planning and utilization should be used along with a system of monitoring and evaluation. Hence, both demand and supply influence the ability of the dental workforce to adequately and efficiently provide dental care to an Indian population which is growing in size and diversity.

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“…1 Yaş, cinsiyet, tükürük, immunolojik ve sistemik faktör-ler, sosyoekonomik düzey, beslenme ve ağız hijyeni alışkanlıkları gibi bireye ve dişe ait özellikler, çürüğün oluşumu ve gelişiminde belirleyici unsurlardır. [2][3][4][5] Gelişmiş ülkelerde diş hekimliği hizmetlerinin yaygınlaştırılması, sosyo-ekonomik düzeyin ve kişisel hijyen uygulama bilincinin artışı ile çürük prevelansı hızla azalmaya başlamıştır. 6 Gelişmekte olan ülkelerde ise şekerli yiyecek ve içecek tüketimindeki artışa paralel olarak diş çürüğü prevalansının arttığı rapor edilmiş-tir.…”

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“…7 Gelişmekte olan ülkeler grubuna dahil edilen ülke-mizde ağız ve diş hastalıkları yüksek bir oranda görülmektedir. 2 Genel sağlığın bir parçası olan, yaşamsal fonksiyonların korunması ve yaşam kalitesinin devamı açı-sından büyük önem taşıyan ağız ve diş sağlığı, oluşma-dan önlenebilen hastalıklar grubuna girmektedir. 8 Ülkemizde ağız diş sağlığı politikası, çürüğü oluştuktan sonra tedavi etmeye yönelik, geleneksel yaklaşımla sınırlı kalmış uygulamaları kapsamaktadır.…”

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İzmi̇r İli̇ni̇n Seferi̇hi̇sar İlçesi̇ndeki̇ 8-12 Ve 13-16 Yaşaraliğindaki̇ Çocuklarda Çürük Dağiliminindeğerlendi̇ri̇lmesi̇, Bölüm:1

Kemaloğlu¹,

Yıldırım²,

Kaya³

et al. 2015

Atatürk Üniversitesi Diş Hekimliği Fakültesi Dergisi

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ÖZETBu çalışmanın amacı, İzmir ilinin Seferihisar ilçesinde bulunan, belirli yaş aralığındaki 235 öğrencinin dmft/DMFT indekslerinin, yaş, cinsiyet, beslenme, oral hijyen alışkanlıkları, sosyal durum gibi farklı parametrelerle olan ilişkisini değerlendirmektir. Öğrenciler, 8-12 ve 13-16 yaş gruplarında olmak üzere 2 grupta incelendi. Gerekli verilerin elde edilmesi ve öğrencilerin sosyal alışkanlıklarının belirlenebilmesi amacı ile bireylere anket uygulandı. Ağız muayeneleri ise, gün ışığında ayna ve sond yardımıyla yapıldı. Elde edilen veriler Kruskal-Wallis, Mann-Whitney U ve Kikare testleri kullanılarak hesaplandı. Yapılan değerlendirmeler sonunda 8-12 yaş grubunda ortalama DMFT değeri 1,01, 13-16 yaş grubunda ise 1,27 bulundu. 8-12 yaş grubu dmft değeri ortalama 2,88 olarak hesaplandı. Cinsiyet, ana ve ara öğün sayısı, evde uygulanan koruyucu tedavi yöntemlerinin ve dişhekimine gitme sıklığının dmft/DMFT değerleri üzerinde anlamlı bir etkisi görülmezken, 8-12 yaş grubu öğrencilerin dmft indeksinin yaş ve diş fırçalama sıklığı parametrelerinden etkilendiği gözlendi. Bu grup çocuklarda yaş arttıkça dmft değerinin azaldığı saptandı.Toplumların tedavi gereksinimlerinin belirlenmesindeki en önemli veriler olan dmft ve DMFT indekslerinin hesaplanması, beslenme, oral hijyen alışkanlıkları, ağız diş sağlığı bilinç düzeyi gibi parametrelerin tespiti ve bu yönde yapılan çalışmalar, ağız diş sağlığı düzeylerinin yükselmesine katkıda bulunabilir. Anahtar kelimeler: ağız diş sağlığı, diş çürüğü, DMFT indeksi ABSTRACTThe aim of this study is to evaluate the relationship between dmft/DMFT index and various parameters such as age, gender, diet, oral hygiene habits, sociobehavioral status of 235 students in particular age groups. Students, ages between 8-12 and 13-16, have been recruited for this study. Questionnaire method was used to collect the requested data and determine the social habits of the students. The examination was carried out using intra-oral mirror and a probe in day light. Kruskal-Wallis, Mann Whitney U and Chi square tests were used to analyze the data. The mean DMFT score was found to be 1,01 for ages between 8-12 and 1,27 for ages between13-16. Whereas for age range of 8-12, the dmft value came out to be 2.88. The results revealed that there were no correlation between DMFT scores and gender, number of meals and snacks, home use of preventive oral care products and frequency of dentists visits. However it was observed that the dmft score for 8-12 years has been affected by age and frequency of toothbrushing. In addition as the age of the students increased the dmft score was found to be lower in this particular group. As a conclusion, determination of dmft/DMFT indicies, dietary and oral hygiene habits, level of dental consciousness for communities and abundance of researches to this effect may help to improve oral health status of society. Key words: oral dental health, dental caries, DMFT index

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Managing dental caries in children in Turkey - a discussion paper

Cited by 43 publications

References 28 publications

Improving Oral Health Status of Children in Tabuk, Saudi Arabia

Improving Oral Health Status of Children in Tabuk, Saudi Arabia

Dental Education: Challenges and Changes

İzmi̇r İli̇ni̇n Seferi̇hi̇sar İlçesi̇ndeki̇ 8-12 Ve 13-16 Yaşaraliğindaki̇ Çocuklarda Çürük Dağiliminindeğerlendi̇ri̇lmesi̇, Bölüm:1

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