Dental caries trend among adolescents in Lagos, South-West Nigeria

Umesi-Koleoso, D C; Ayanbadejo, P O; Oremosu, Omotayo A.

doi:10.4314/wajm.v26i3.28309

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“…This confirms higher abnormal BMI among children of higher socio-economic status in Nigeria as already established that children of higher socio-economic status attending private school and this contrasted with findings in developed countries were higher BMI was found more among children of lower Dental caries experience among primary schoolchildren in Ugbowo is comparable to that reported in other Nigerian Pediatric population. [1,14] However, it is lower than that reported in studies among school children in Lagos [15,16] and Enugu States of Nigeria. [17,18] This was also lower than the findings of survey among adolescents in Egor local area of Benin.…”

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Relating dental caries experience with body mass index among Nigerian primary school children: A cross-sectional survey

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Objective:To determine the dental caries experience and body mass index (BMI) of primary school children from both public and private schools in Ugbowo, Benin City. Materials and Methods: Primary school children from conveniently selected private and public schools were examined for dental caries and also underwent height and weight measurement for their BMI calculation during the Association of Resident Doctors, University of Benin Teaching Hospital School Health program in December 2010, using the WHO criteria. Results: Of the participants, 3.8% and 5.2% of them were overweight and obese respectively. A total of 33 (15.7%) of the children had dental caries with a mean decayed, missing filled, and teeth (DMFT) of 0.25 ± 0.04. The prevalence of untreated caries (decayed teeth [DT]), DMFT were 30 (14.3%), 1 (0.5%), and 2 (1.0%) respectively. DT contributed 90.9% (30/33) of DMFT that for the mean DMFT in underweight children was 0.21 that for the normal weight children were 0.26 that for the overweight children was 0.50 and for the obese children was 0.18. The prevalence of dental caries was the highest among obese participants followed by normal weight, underweight and overweight participants. There was no significant association between BMI, DMFT and caries experience. Conclusion: Dental caries experience among primary school children in Ugbowo is comparable to that reported in other Nigerian Pediatric populations and an increasing trend in the prevalence of overweight and obesity. However, non-significant association between the BMI and caries experience was noted. Success-oriented oral health promotion should take cognizance of differential prevalence of dental caries in terms of gender and type of school recorded in this study.

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“…Ethnic differences in caries profile have also been reported [23, 24]. The severity of caries is also comparatively lower than what is observed in many developing countries around the world, with the DMFT ranging between 0.02 and 0.85 in the permanent dentition, and dmft higher than 1.0 only reported in the primary dentition [18].…”

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“…Efforts need to be directed at addressing this unmet need. There are several publications in Nigerian literature on oral health promotion in children using the school visit approach [23, 26, 61–63]. School screening programmes and referral to dental clinics or hospitals for appropriate care, seems not to have been highly successful in improving the uptake of caries management services [4, 7].…”

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Programme guidelines for promoting good oral health for children in Nigeria: a position paper

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BackgroundThe objective of this paper is to draw attention to the oral health needs of children in Nigeria, and promote the use of appropriate interventions for disease prevention in the population. It also evaluates the value of the ongoing twice-daily tooth brushing campaign, which focuses on promoting good periodontal health and its relevance for children in Nigeria.DiscussionThe main oral health burden for children in Nigeria is untreated dental caries, attributable to low utilization of oral health facilities. While there is a strong association between oral hygiene status and caries occurrence, no research had established an association between frequency of tooth brushing and caries in children in Nigeria. Prevalence of caries and gingivitis is low, despite the fact that a majority of children brush once a day and most of them have fair oral hygiene. Campaigns that promote twice daily brushing to prevent chronic periodontitis in children are not driven by evidences supporting the local epidemic, and therefore cannot be considered as efficient use of the limited resources available.SummaryExisting evidences show that the main oral health need of children in Nigeria is the management of untreated caries. Promoting the treatment of caries should be the primary focus of oral health programmes for children in Nigeria, as this would reduce further risks of developing new carious lesions. Public health campaigns should focus efforts at creating demand for oral health care services, for both preventive and curative purposes.

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“…In a study of Nigerian children with DMFT below 1.5 at age 12, a tendency for the prevalence of dental caries to increase was also observed. 25 For Bagramian et al 3 (2009), in a review of the epidemiological literature in various countries, the causes of this increase in prevalence are still unclear, although the fi ndings suggest that the benefi ts of prevention are not available to all, and that coordinated education and programs promoting oral health are necessary in order to counter the threat of an explosion in levels of dental caries. According to our results, the tendency to decrease continued even when the DMFT means for the groups with the highest and lowest experience of dental caries were verifi ed.…”

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Cárie dentária e necessidades de tratamento em adolescentes paulistas

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OBJECTIVE:To estimate the prevalence of dental caries and treatment needs in 12-year-olds and adolescents. (2002) and 300 (2010) 15-to 19-year-olds were analyzed. Dental caries attack was evaluated using the DMFT (decayed, missing or fi lled teeth) index and the need for treatment verifi ed using the criteria proposed by the World Health Organization. The Signifi cant Caries Index was used to measure the severity of the decay in the tercile of the group with the highest prevalence of the disease. In order to analyze the results, the Chi-squared and Mann-Whitney tests were used, with a 5% signifi cance. METHODS: RESULTS:There was a decrease of 39.3 percentage points in the DMFT index for 12-year-olds (p < 0.001) and of 41.1 percentage points for the adolescents (p < 0.001) between 2002 and 2010, and an increase of around 161.0 and 303.0 percentage in the group which was free from dental caries respectively. The percentage of restored teeth decreased in both age groups, although the prevalence of dental caries did not change in the group more affected by dental caries. In the group with few dental caries, there was a decrease in the component 'tooth loss' for adolescents and increase in the component 'decayed teeth' for the 12-yearsold and the adolescents. There was an increase in the need for dental treatment in the group as a whole and in the group of 12-year-olds more affected by dental caries; and among the adolescents, the need for restoration on two or more surface decreased in the group as a whole and also in the group which suffered least from dental caries. CONCLUSIONS:The decreasing need for non-complex treatment in adolescents suggests that promotion and prevention activities are having a positive effect on this group. Moreover, the two epidemiological surveys in the state of Sao Paulo show improvements in oral health conditions in both age groups studied and calls for monitoring aimed also at the group least affected by dental caries.

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Dental caries trend among adolescents in Lagos, South-West Nigeria

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Relating dental caries experience with body mass index among Nigerian primary school children: A cross-sectional survey

Relating dental caries experience with body mass index among Nigerian primary school children: A cross-sectional survey

Programme guidelines for promoting good oral health for children in Nigeria: a position paper

Cárie dentária e necessidades de tratamento em adolescentes paulistas

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