Trends in dental caries and missing teeth in adult patients in Al-Ahsa, Saudi Arabia
SDJ-Saudi Dental Journal [The]. 2005; 17 (2): 57-62
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ABSTRACT
The aim of the study was to determine dental caries prevalence and severity among adult patients attending Al-Ahsa Dental Center in Al-Ahsa Region of Saudi Arabia. A total of 544 adult patients, 42% males and 58% females with a mean age of 42.7 +/- 18.1 years, were examined for dental caries utilizing WHO criteria for diagnosis of dental caries. The caries prevalence among the sample was 89.2% with a mean DMFT score of 13.24 +/- 11.53. The mean DMFT scores of the patients from urban areas [14.03 +/- 12.11] were significantly higher than patients from rural areas [11.39 +/- 9.84] [P<0.01]. Missing teeth was the major component of the total DMFT score. About 17% of the patients were edentulous. However, more than half [56.8%] of the patients above 61 years were edentulous. In conclusion, the caries prevalence and severity were very high among the subjects studied
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IMEMR (Mediterraneo Oriental)
Asunto principal:
Cepillado Dental
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Organización Mundial de la Salud
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Prevalencia
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Fuentes de Financiación de Investigación
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Fluorosis Dental
Tipo de estudio:
Estudio de prevalencia
Límite:
Femenino
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Humanos
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Masculino
Idioma:
Inglés
Revista:
Saudi Dent. J.
Año:
2005
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