Dental Caries, and Supragingival Plaque and Calculus among Students, Tanga, Tanzania

Carneiro, Lorna C.; Kabulwa, Msafiri Nicodemus

doi:10.5402/2012/245296

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“…The overall caries prevalence in the population of the current study was 40.2%. This was slightly higher compared to the recent findings of 31.9% prevalence of dental caries in Tanzanian adults of 18 years and above [ 21 ]. Students afflicted with caries were significantly more in those with Ordinary Level of secondary school education than in those with Advanced Level of secondary school education.…”

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Oral health in nursing students at Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Centre teaching hospital in Moshi, Tanzania

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BackgroundThis study aimed to determine the prevalence and severity of dental caries, oral hygiene levels and assessment of the oral health knowledge and practices of nursing students at Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Centre teaching hospital in Moshi, Tanzania.MethodsA cross-sectional survey was done on 217 student nurse population at Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Centre Teaching Hospital in Moshi, Tanzania in 2014. Ethical approval was obtained from the Kilimanjaro Christian Medical University College Ethical Committee. A questionnaire probing on socio-demographic characteristics, knowledge and practices on selected oral health issues was administered to the students. Students were also examined for oral hygiene and dental caries using Simplified Oral Hygiene Index (OHI-S) and WHO 1997 recommended method respectively.ResultsThere were 214 (98.6%) respondents aged between 18 and 53 years (mean age was 27.2 SD ± 7.35 years). About 72% of the respondents were in the young age group (below 31 years), 63.1% were pursuing Diploma in Nursing while the rest were pursuing Bachelor of Science in Nursing. Although oral health knowledge of the respondents was generally poor, more students pursuing Bachelor of Science in Nursing had significant adequate oral health knowledge than those who were pursuing Diploma in Nursing (p = 0.05). Population Oral Hygiene Index- Simplified was 0.41 meaning good oral hygiene in the current population. Overall, caries prevalence was 40.2%. The mean population DMFT was 1.34 (SD ± 2.44). The decay component was 0.53 (SD ± 1.29), whereas the missing component was 0.67 (SD ±1.34) and filled component was 0.14 (SD ± 0.69). Significantly more students in the older age group had more missing and filled teeth than their counterparts in the young age group (p ≤0.05).ConclusionMajority of the students in this population had good oral hygiene and a very low DMFT. There was poor basic oral health knowledge and poor recall visit to dental personnel. Curriculum development in these school programmes should strengthen or encompass comprehensive oral health education components. This will empower nursing professional with basic oral health knowledge and promotive oral health behaviors and hence to disseminate to the clients.

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“…25,40,41 The anatomy and eruption time of molar teeth could be the probable explanation of why molar teeth are prone to dental caries; however, the study depicts that dental caries affects lower molar teeth more than upper molars, the same results were reported in another research. 41 The mandibular molars are the common type of teeth affected by the dental caries due to the architecture of the occlusal surfaces that is the presence of pits and fissures. Hence, they retain foods due to escape from flushing action of saliva and difficulty of brushing them.…”

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Occurrence of Dental Caries among the Adults Attending a Regional Referral Hospital in Tanzania

Singh¹,

Stanslaus²,

Aroon³

et al. 2014

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Background: Dental caries remain the main oral disease with greatest socioeconomic impact that correlates with lifestyle specifically dietary patterns and oral hygiene practices. Being a cumulative process, the numbers of individuals affected increase with age. This study aimed at determining the occurrence of dental caries among adult patients attending a public regional hospital. Materials and methods:A cross-sectional studies involving 436 adult patients who attended at Musoma Referral Hospital for dental care. Patients were systematically examined for dental caries, which were scored as per WHO criteria.Results: Among 436 patients 256 (58.7%) were female, with male to female ratio of 1: 1.42. The mean age was 36.9 ± 15.61 years with range of 18 to 91 years. One or more carious tooth was observed in 87.8%, the 18 to 29 years was the age group most affected. The mean decayed, missing, filled teeth (DMFT) was 4.67 ± 0.19 whereby the D (decayed) component had the highest proportion 3.01 ± 0.12, and F (filled) component the lowest 0.1 ± 0.03. On average the M (missing) teeth was 1.57 ± 0.12. When compared within the gender the mean D component was significantly higher among female (p < 0.05). Conclusion:The caries observed occur more in females and in younger age group. The observed DMFT is much higher than population average since this is a cohort of patients seeking care. There is high D component and very low F component of DMFT mainly due to lack, and to some extent low utilization of restorative dental services.

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“…The major oral health problems around the world are generally considered to be dental caries and periodontal diseases. Previous studies show that most individuals seek dental care with complaints of pain mainly because of tooth ache related to dental caries [2]. …”

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Dental Caries Prevalence among 12–15 Year Old Palestinian Children

Mahfouz

Esaid

2014

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Objective. To measure the distribution of dental caries in a group of Palestinian adolescents. Material and Methods. A sample of 677 individuals of both sexes (411 were females and 266 were males) their ages ranged from 12 to 15 year old randomly selected from schools in northern west bank in Palestine. Clinical examination was performed on all the subjects focusing on the index DMFT, representing the number of teeth that were either decayed, missing or with extraction indicated, or restored. Results. The prevalence of dental caries in the permanent dentition was 54.35% and was the highest in 15 age 75.75% in comparison to the other ages (12, 13, and 14) (40.57%, 41.76%, and 60.47%), respectively. The mean DMFT for the sample was 5.39 ± 2.85525 while the mean DMFT for different age groups (12–15) was 5.52 ± 2.766, 5.58 ± 2.745, 5.23 ± 3.304, and 5.23 ± 2.606, respectively. The prevalence of dental caries was higher in females with DMFT 5.39 ± 2.854 than males with DMFT 5.26 ± 2.891. Conclusion. High prevalent dental caries was found among Palestinian adolescents and higher in females than males. Strict preventive programs should be implemented. Further research with large samples required to include all adolescents from Palestine.

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Dental Caries, and Supragingival Plaque and Calculus among Students, Tanga, Tanzania

Cited by 13 publications

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Oral health in nursing students at Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Centre teaching hospital in Moshi, Tanzania

Oral health in nursing students at Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Centre teaching hospital in Moshi, Tanzania

Occurrence of Dental Caries among the Adults Attending a Regional Referral Hospital in Tanzania

Dental Caries Prevalence among 12–15 Year Old Palestinian Children

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