Prevalence of Dental Caries and Oral Hygiene Status among Juvenile Prisoners in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

Alkhadra, Thamer

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“…[11] The low caries prevalence in Down’s syndrome children appears to be due to immune protection caused by the elevated salivary Streptococcus mutans –specific IgA concentrations and a simpler occlusal morphology. [12] However, it seems that suboptimal oral hygiene status among the study population has neutralized the above-stated advantages.…”

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Prevalence of dental caries and periodontal status among Down’s syndrome population in Riyadh City

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Aim: Aim of the present study was to evaluate the prevalence of dental caries and periodontal status among Down’s syndrome population in Riyadh City. Materials and Methods: A total of 81 male Down’s syndrome subjects were examined in this study. All subjects were recruited from the Saudi Center for Down Syndrome, Riyadh. Clinical examination was carried out by a single precalibrated examiner. Dental caries experience was counted according to the DMFT (decayed, missing, and filled teeth) indexes. Periodontal status was evaluated by using plaque and gingival indexes. Statistical analysis was performed using SPSS 19 version. Consequently, Pearson chi-square test and Fisher exact test was used to calculate p-value for parametric variables. Results: In this study 11.1% of the subjects were not having any decayed teeth, 39.5% were not having any missing teeth, and 55.6% were not having any filled teeth. In plaque index, maximum number of subjects in all the age group were in the fair group, and there was a highly significant ( P value <0.001) association between the age group and the plaque index groups. In gingival index, maximum number of subjects in all the age group was in the poor group. No significant ( P value = 0.697) association between the age group and the gingival index groups was found. Conclusion: The present study concluded that the prevalence of dental caries was high and periodontal status of Down’s syndrome subjects was poor.

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“…Furthermore, the three examiners were calibrated through photographs, which may have contributed to some bias for caries underestimation. Also the caries were scored according the 1987 WHO caries criteria which does not account for caries with underlining dark shadow from dentin, lesions that are usually accounted in WHO 1997 criteria, used by most of the epidemiological studies [47,48,49,50,51,52,53,54,55,56,57,58,59]. Since the introduction of dmft and SiC indices 1938 [60], it was considered as ideal indices, as they met a number of criteria, which made them useful epidemiological indicators.…”

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Caries Survey in 3-5 Year Old Children in Dubai Schools

Alkhayat¹

2018

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Introduction: Dental caries is considered the most prevalent chronic disease in the world, which affect individual from all ages. Host acceptability, cryogenic bacteria, fermentable carbohydrates and time are the four elements that are essential for the caries to start. dmft index is a measurement used to determine the degree of caries in any given population, in which it could help in setting aims and strategies to reduce and prevent this disease. Aim:The aim of this study was to estimate the caries prevalence and the value of the dmft index of 3 to 5 year old children of Dubai private schools and its association with demographic factors as age and gender. Methods and Materials:The study was a cross-sectional survey, which examined 3 to 5 year old children, for the presence of caries in their primary dentition. The survey was conducted by three calibrated dentist, who examined the children in the participating schools, in a school class setting using natural light and dental mirrors. Caries were recorded for each primary tooth, following WHO 1987 criteria. dmft and Significant Caries (SiC) Indices were calculated by age, gender and country of origin. Statistical analysis of the data obtained using parametric tests (t-test and ANOVA), to determine the presence of statistical significant differences.Results: Two thousand nine hundred fifty-seven children were included in the study. 1527 males and 1430 females, in the male group 134 children were in the 3 year age group, while 630 and 763 children were in the four and five year old age group. The females group consisted of 139 children at 3 year of age, 575 in the four year age group and lastly 716 in the 5 year old age group. Caries prevalence was found to be 25.6%, 36.8% and 42.2% for the three age groups respectively. Dmft value was found to be 0.90, 1.50 and 1.72 for the 3, 4 and 5 year old age groups, with a dmft value of 1.55 for the total surveyed sample. Conclusion:Caries prevalence in three, four and five year old children was 25.6%, 36.8% and 42.2%, respectively. Mean dmft score was 1.55 for the total sample, with a breakdown for each group to be: three year old group 0.90, four year old group 1.50 and five year old group 1.72. The SiC was found to be 2.07, 4.45 and 5.06; for the three age groups while the SiC of the total sample found to be 4.55. Comparison between the age groups showed that the caries prevalence and the SiC index increased as the age increased. The last national survey in 2001 had higher dmft for the 5 year old children in the state of Dubai UPINE PUBLISHERS

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“…Only a limited number of studies have been published with regard to the dental condition of children with ASD. 30 - 34 …”

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Dental knowledge of educators and healthcare providers working with children with autism spectrum disorders

Murshid

2015

SMJ

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Objectives:To evaluate dental knowledge and attitudes toward oral health care among healthcare providers and educators working with children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) in central Saudi Arabia.Methods:There were 305 questionnaires distributed to 7 special-needs centers between September and November 2014. A total of 217 questionnaires were collected with a response rate of 71.1%. The study took place in the College of Dentistry, King Saud University, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.Results:Approximately 50.2% of the participants did not offer any toothbrushing advice, and 73.3% never recommended dental checkup visits to parents, and 75.6% never performed dental examinations to children under their care. Ten percent thought that children should have their first dental visit after 6 years of age. Almost all participants agreed that children should practice oral hygiene, and 60.4% think they should brush twice per day. In general, the participants choose toothbrushes and toothpaste as the main tools to perform oral hygiene. There were 35% of participants who believed that parents should be responsible for the children’s oral hygiene, and a few participants mentioned teachers and therapists to be responsible. Most of the participants (71.4%) did not receive any dental information from dental professional resources, only 14.3% of participants believed bacteria to be the cause of dental cavities.Conclusion:There is a clear lack of dental knowledge and attitudes, and its practical application among the participating group of healthcare providers working with children with ASD in Riyadh.

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Prevalence of Dental Caries and Oral Hygiene Status among Juvenile Prisoners in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

Cited by 12 publications

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Prevalence of dental caries and periodontal status among Down’s syndrome population in Riyadh City

Prevalence of dental caries and periodontal status among Down’s syndrome population in Riyadh City

Caries Survey in 3-5 Year Old Children in Dubai Schools

Dental knowledge of educators and healthcare providers working with children with autism spectrum disorders

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