Dental caries and treatment needs among 12 year-old school children in Heet city Al-Anbar Governorate Iraq
Joint Authors
al-Ani, Nimat M.
al-Samarrai, Sulafah K.
Source
Journal of Baghdad College of Dentistry
Issue
Vol. 26, Issue 3 (30 Sep. 2014), pp.160-163, 4 p.
Publisher
University of Baghdad College of Dentistry
Publication Date
2014-09-30
Country of Publication
Iraq
No. of Pages
4
Main Subjects
Topics
Abstract EN
Background : Dental caries is one of the most prevalent chronic diseases of people worldwide that lead to the pain and disability across all age groups and still consider as a major cause of tooth loss.
The aim of this study was to assess the prevalence and severity of dental caries and treatment needs among school children in Heet city.
Materiales and methods : The sample included all school children at age of (12 years old) males and females from urban areas in Heet city.
Diagnosis and recording of dental caries and treatment needs were done according to the criteria of WHO.
Results : The prevalence of dental caries was (90.2 %).
The DMFS / dmfs values were (5.85 ± 0.168, 1.57 ± 0.146) respectively for the total sample.
Females were found to have higher value as compared to males with statistically highly significant difference (P < 0.01) for DMFS, while the opposite picture was found for dmfs.
The higher percentage of examined children were in need of preventive or fissure sealant (91.6 %), followed by those in need of one surface filling (80.4 %).
Conclusions : School children were found to have a high prevalence of dental caries, thus there is a need for preventive programs among those children.
American Psychological Association (APA)
al-Ani, Nimat M.& al-Samarrai, Sulafah K.. 2014. Dental caries and treatment needs among 12 year-old school children in Heet city Al-Anbar Governorate Iraq. Journal of Baghdad College of Dentistry،Vol. 26, no. 3, pp.160-163.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-405279
Modern Language Association (MLA)
al-Ani, Nimat M.& al-Samarrai, Sulafah K.. Dental caries and treatment needs among 12 year-old school children in Heet city Al-Anbar Governorate Iraq. Journal of Baghdad College of Dentistry Vol. 26, no. 3 (Sep. 2014), pp.160-163.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-405279
American Medical Association (AMA)
al-Ani, Nimat M.& al-Samarrai, Sulafah K.. Dental caries and treatment needs among 12 year-old school children in Heet city Al-Anbar Governorate Iraq. Journal of Baghdad College of Dentistry. 2014. Vol. 26, no. 3, pp.160-163.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-405279
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references : p. 162-163
Record ID
BIM-405279