تحديد نسب الإصابة بالمشعرات اللاصقة (Trichomonas Tenax)‎ لدى المرضى المراجعين لعيادات الأسنان

الملخص EN

The study carried out from January to December 2009 is to investigation of prevalence range of Trichomonas tenax, among 216 patients (105 males and 111 females) who are attended dental clinic in Al- Hilla city, using direct wet smear method.

The total infection rate of T.tenax is (27.32 %), (29.73 % females and 24.76 % males) respectively.

The results show there is no significant difference between male and the female under(p < 0.05) and the rate of infection is varied in different age groups.

The highest rate of T.tenax is among the patient’s who suffered from dental caries (38.4 % in males), followed the females which are suffered from oral abscess (27.2 %) .

It is observed that cleaning oral & dental twice daily are one of the reasons that inhibit the infection (24.2 %, 23 % in males).

The rate of the patient who have not shown any pathological conditions are (3 %) .