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Almutairi B, Adam TR, Bustami R. Caries prevalence among children at public and private primary schools in Riyadh: a retrospective study. BMC Oral Health 2024; 24:809. [PMID: 39020334 DOI: 10.1186/s12903-024-04570-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/09/2024] [Accepted: 07/04/2024] [Indexed: 07/19/2024] Open
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Dental caries is a global oral health issue, especially critical in children, affecting their growth, nutrition, and education due to school absences or distractions from dental pain. The aim of the study was to investigate the correlation between school types (indicative of socioeconomic conditions) and dental caries prevalence among primary school children in Riyadh, alongside assessing the overall caries prevalence among schoolchildren in Riyadh. Retrospective study on 28,343 first and fourth-grade students from 960 public and private schools in Riyadh, using data from the Saudi Ministry of Health (Feb-April 2019). Utilized the DMFT/dmft index for assessment and collected demographic data. Most of the schools were public (76.1%), private national (17.1%), and private international (6.8%). Overall, the mean DMFT index for permanent teeth and the dmft index for primary teeth were 1.78 and 1.94, respectively. 58% of school children had no dental caries, 25% had mild caries, and 17% had moderate to severe caries. Public school children showed a higher caries prevalence than private schools. Oral disease rates were higher in girls than in boys, and grade four students had a higher prevalence than grade one students. Saudi Arabia, a developing nation, faces challenges in addressing oral health, especially in public schools. Targeted initiatives are crucial for awareness, preventive measures, and meeting oral health needs.
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- College of Applied Medical Sciences, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
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- College of Business, Alfaisal University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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Vera-Virrueta CG, Sansores-Ambrosio F, Casanova-Rosado JF, Minaya-Sánchez MI, Casanova-Rosado AJ, Casanova-Sarmiento JA, Guadarrama-Reyes SC, de la Rosa-Santillana R, Medina-Solís CE, Maupomé G. Experience, Prevalence, and Severity of Dental Caries in Mexican Preschool and School-Aged Children. Cureus 2023; 15:e51079. [PMID: 38269237 PMCID: PMC10806378 DOI: 10.7759/cureus.51079] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 12/25/2023] [Indexed: 01/26/2024] Open
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Objective Dental caries in Mexico continues to be a public health problem, indicated by it is high prevalence and incidence in children. This disease is associated with pain in preschool and school children, with large-scale consequences for the individual, society, and health systems. The objective of the present study was to determine the experience (mean of caries indices), prevalence, and severity of caries in children 2-12 years of age who sought dental care at a dental school in Mexico. Material and methods A cross-sectional study was carried out on 826 clinical records of patients ages 2-12 years. The dependent variable was caries, in terms of experience (mean primary teeth (dmft) and permanent teeth (DMFT) indices), prevalence (dmft and DMFT greater than 0), and severity (cutoffs of caries indices at various levels). The independent variables were age and sex. The data were analyzed in Stata 14 (StataCorp LLC, College Station, Texas). Results The average age was 7.2±2.3; 52.4% were boys. In the primary dentition, the caries experience (mean dmft) was 3.01±3.30, the prevalence of caries was 65.8%, and the severity dmft>3=37.3% and dmft>6=15.6%. In the permanent dentition, the caries experience (mean DMFT) was 0.99±1.88, the prevalence of caries was 31.5%, and the severity DMFT>3=12.5% and DMFT>6=1.6%. The percentage of caries-free children in both dentitions was 26.1% (n=216/826). The experience, prevalence, and severity of caries were statistically different by age (p<0.001). Only in the severity of dmft>3 were differences observed across sex (p<0.05). Among children with mixed dentition, primary teeth were more affected than permanent teeth (2.46±2.87 vs 0.88±1.61; p<0.0001). Conclusions About seven out of 10 children were affected by cavities in either or both dentitions. It was observed that age was positively associated with dental caries, equally affecting girls and boys. In this sample, the primary dentition was impacted more than the permanent dentition. Despite being preventable, dental caries continues to be a health problem in children.
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- Academic Area of Dentistry of Health Sciences Institute, Autonomous University of Hidalgo State, Pachuca, MEX
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- Advanced Studies and Research Center in Dentistry "Dr. Keisaburo Miyata" School of Dentistry, Autonomous University of the State of Mexico, Toluca, MEX
- Academic Area of Dentistry of Health Sciences Institute, Autonomous University of Hidalgo State, Pachuca, MEX
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- Department of Epidemiology, Richard M. Fairbanks School of Public Health, Indiana University, Indianapolis, USA
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Shirahmadi S, Khazaei S, Meschi M, Miresmaeili AF, Barkhordar S, Heidari A, Bashirian S, Jenabi E, Dadae N, Farzian S, Gafari A. Dental caries experience in primary school-age children following "Students' Oral Health Promotion Program," Iran. Int J Dent Hyg 2021; 20:453-464. [PMID: 34714594 DOI: 10.1111/idh.12561] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/19/2021] [Revised: 10/09/2021] [Accepted: 10/20/2021] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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OBJECTIVES This study aimed at determining the changes in dental caries experience in elementary school-age children following 5 years of the Students' Oral Health Promotion Program implementation. METHODS In the present study, totally 2920 elementary school students participated and were selected by multistage cluster sampling. Based on the WHO Oral Health Survey Methods manual (4th edition), dental caries indices in primary and permanent teeth were assessed by clinical examination in schools. Data on socio-demographic characteristics and dental factors were collected through interviews based on questionnaire. The logistic and linear regression was used for data analysis. RESULTS The mean (SD) age of the elementary school children was 9.45 (1.71) years, and 1481 (50.7%) were boys. There was a significant difference between genders, age, dental pain experience and student's parent supervision with dmft, DMFT and their caries status. For 1-year increase in age, 1.67 times increase in DMFT and 0.33 decrease in dmft were predicted. Girls had higher odds of DMFT. In contrast, the odds of dmft for girls were significantly lower compared with boys. Students with dental pain experience had significantly higher odds of DMFT and dmft. The Significant Caries Index (SiC) score for permanent dentition in 12-year-old children was 5.47. Sex was significantly correlated with SiC index. The odds of developing Sic was 0.98 times lower in girls than in boys. CONCLUSIONS Dental caries was identified as a major public health problem among the elementary school students despite the implementation of the national project for oral health promotion.
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- Samane Shirahmadi
- Department of Community Oral Health, School of Dentistry, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, Iran
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- Research Center for Health Sciences, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, Iran
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- Department of Community Oral Health, School of Dentistry, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, Iran
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- Department of Orthodontics, School of Dentistry, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, Iran
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- Research Center for Health Sciences, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, Iran
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- Office of education in Hamadan, Hamadan, Iran
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- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, School of Dentistry, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, Iran
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- Social Determinants of Health Research Center, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, Iran
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- Autism Spectrum Disorders Research Center, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, Iran
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- Departments of Oral Health, Vice Chancellor for Health, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, Iran
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- Departments of Oral Health, Vice Chancellor for Health, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, Iran
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Casanova-Rosado JF, Casanova-Rosado AJ, Minaya-Sánchez M, Casanova-Sarmiento JA, Robles-Minaya JL, Márquez-Rodríguez S, Mora-Acosta M, Islas-Zarazúa R, Márquez-Corona MDL, Ávila-Burgos L, Medina-Solís CE, Maupomé G. Self-Reported Dental Caries by Mexican Elementary and Middle-School Schoolchildren in the Context of Socioeconomic Indicators: A National Ecological Study. CHILDREN (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2021; 8:289. [PMID: 33917854 PMCID: PMC8068240 DOI: 10.3390/children8040289] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/11/2021] [Revised: 04/03/2021] [Accepted: 04/07/2021] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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The objective of the present research was to quantify the association between dental caries self-report and socioeconomic indicators in Mexican children. An ecological study included a self-report of dental caries in schoolchildren enrolled in public elementary and middle schools derived from the National School Health Survey. A total of 73,560 schoolchildren (representing 19,745,366 students) aged 5 to 16 years were included. Socioeconomic variables included were scales depicting physical characteristics of housing, purchasing power, etc. used in national surveys in Mexico to measure deprivation, poverty, and income inequality in official data. Data were analyzed in Stata using Spearman's correlation test. For the most part, no association (p > 0.05) was found between caries self-report, socioeconomic variables, or the Gini index. However, caries self-report in elementary schoolchildren and total (elementary + middle-school) schoolchildren groups was positively correlated (p < 0.05) with two poverty variables: extreme poverty by income (value of personal food purchases per month) and poverty by income (value of personal food and non-food purchases per month). National data for dental caries self-report were associated-at the ecological level-with a few socioeconomic indicators but not with most of the usual and customary indicators used in national surveys in Mexico.
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- Juan Fernando Casanova-Rosado
- School of Dentistry, Autonomous University of Campeche, Campeche 24039, Mexico; (J.F.C.-R.); (A.J.C.-R.); (J.A.C.-S.); (J.L.R.-M.)
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- School of Dentistry, Autonomous University of Campeche, Campeche 24039, Mexico; (J.F.C.-R.); (A.J.C.-R.); (J.A.C.-S.); (J.L.R.-M.)
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- School of Dentistry, Autonomous University of Campeche, Campeche 24039, Mexico; (J.F.C.-R.); (A.J.C.-R.); (J.A.C.-S.); (J.L.R.-M.)
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- School of Dentistry, Autonomous University of Campeche, Campeche 24039, Mexico; (J.F.C.-R.); (A.J.C.-R.); (J.A.C.-S.); (J.L.R.-M.)
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- Academic Area of Dentistry, Health Sciences Institute, Autonomous University of Hidalgo State, Pachuca 42160, Mexico; (S.M.-R.); (M.M.-A.); (R.I.-Z.); (M.d.L.M.-C.)
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- Academic Area of Dentistry, Health Sciences Institute, Autonomous University of Hidalgo State, Pachuca 42160, Mexico; (S.M.-R.); (M.M.-A.); (R.I.-Z.); (M.d.L.M.-C.)
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- Academic Area of Dentistry, Health Sciences Institute, Autonomous University of Hidalgo State, Pachuca 42160, Mexico; (S.M.-R.); (M.M.-A.); (R.I.-Z.); (M.d.L.M.-C.)
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- Academic Area of Dentistry, Health Sciences Institute, Autonomous University of Hidalgo State, Pachuca 42160, Mexico; (S.M.-R.); (M.M.-A.); (R.I.-Z.); (M.d.L.M.-C.)
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- Health Systems Research Center, the National Institute of Public Health, Cuernavaca 62100, Mexico;
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- Academic Area of Dentistry, Health Sciences Institute, Autonomous University of Hidalgo State, Pachuca 42160, Mexico; (S.M.-R.); (M.M.-A.); (R.I.-Z.); (M.d.L.M.-C.)
- Advanced Studies and Research Center in Dentistry “Keisaburo Miyata”, School of Dentistry, Autonomous University of State of Mexico, Toluca 50000, Mexico
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- Richard M. Fairbanks School of Public Health, Indiana University/Purdue University, Indianapolis, IN 46202, USA;
- Indiana University Network Science Institute, Bloomington, IN 47408, USA
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