Prevalence of dental caries among primary school children in Basrah
Joint Authors
Habib, Umran Sukkar
Ibrahim, Samirah Muhammad
Source
The Medical Journal of Basrah University
Issue
Vol. 23, Issue 2 (31 Dec. 2005), pp.26-29, 4 p.
Publisher
University of Basrah College of Medicine
Publication Date
2005-12-31
Country of Publication
Iraq
No. of Pages
4
Main Subjects
Topics
Abstract EN
This paper reports the results of a survey carried out in 27 primary schools covering 1580 children randomly drawn from these schools.
The aim was to determine the prevalence rate of dental carries among these children.
On the basis of examination, children were classified into those with dental carries (regardless of the number of teeth involved) and those without dental caries.
The prevalence rate was 41.2 % with significantly higher rate among boys (44.9 %) as compared to girls (37.6 %).
The prevalence rate tended to decrease with increasing age and was much related to the lack of dental hygiene as indicated by the habit of tooth brushing.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Ibrahim, Samirah Muhammad& Habib, Umran Sukkar. 2005. Prevalence of dental caries among primary school children in Basrah. The Medical Journal of Basrah University،Vol. 23, no. 2, pp.26-29.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-291876
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Ibrahim, Samirah Muhammad& Habib, Umran Sukkar. Prevalence of dental caries among primary school children in Basrah. The Medical Journal of Basrah University Vol. 23, no. 2 (2005), pp.26-29.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-291876
American Medical Association (AMA)
Ibrahim, Samirah Muhammad& Habib, Umran Sukkar. Prevalence of dental caries among primary school children in Basrah. The Medical Journal of Basrah University. 2005. Vol. 23, no. 2, pp.26-29.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-291876
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references : p. 28-29
Record ID
BIM-291876
