Implications of low dental awareness in Nigeria

Jeboda, SO

doi:10.4314/ndj.v16i1.42124

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“…The two most common oral diseases in Nigerians have been reported to be dental caries and periodontal diseases 20 , and this was displayed in this study. Dental caries has been reported to be the commonest chronic childhood disease being fi ve ti mes more common than asthma 16 .…”

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Pattern of Presentation of Oral Health Conditions among Children at the University of Port Harcourt Teaching Hospital (UPTH), Port Harcourt, Nigeria

Eigbobo¹,

Onyeaso²,

Okolo³

2011

Pesq Bras Odontoped Clin Integr

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Saúde bucal; Criança; Educação em saúde. Oral health; Child; Health educati on. DESCRITORES KEYWORDS Objeti vo: Avaliar as condições de saúde bucal de crianças atendidas na Clínica Odontológica Infanti l. Método: Um estudo restrospecti vo de 30 meses foi conduzido em 462 crianças-222 (48,3%) do sexo masculino e 238 (51,7%) do sexo feminino, com até 16 anos de idade atendidas no Centro

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Pattern of Presentation of Oral Health Conditions among Children at the University of Port Harcourt Teaching Hospital (UPTH), Port Harcourt, Nigeria

Eigbobo¹,

Onyeaso²,

Okolo³

2011

Pesq Bras Odontoped Clin Integr

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“…About three quarters of the children had never visited a dentist. This is a reflection of the low dental awareness exhibited by the preponderant majority of Nigerians (12). As expected most of those who had visited the dentist were from the upper socioeconomic class.…”

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“…Although studies have been carried out in other parts of the world, little attention has been focused on oral hygiene practices, socioeconomic status and gingival health in Nigeria. Periodontal disease and dental caries are still the two most common oral diseases affecting the Nigerian population (12). We therefore conducted this study to investigate the relationship between oral hygiene practices, socioeconomic status and gingival health of a group of Nigerian children.…”

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Oral hygiene measures and the periodontal status of school children

Kolawole

Oziegbe

Bamise

2011

Int J Dental Hygiene

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“…One of the ways to access health behavior is dental clinic attendance, [ 4 ] which may be for curative or preventive purposes. Some known factors that affect attendance at dental clinics include socio-economic status, [ 5 ] attitude towards dental care, [ 6 ] family structure [ 7 , 8 ] cost [ 9 ] and time [ 10 ]. Other factors include culture [ 11 ] and ethnicity [ 12 ].…”

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Pattern of patients' attendance to the dental clinic of federal college of dental technology and therapy, Enugu, Nigeria

Onyejaka¹,

Lawal²,

Okechukwu³

et al. 2018

Pan Afr Med J

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IntroductionOral health is part of general health and should not be considered in isolation, as it contributes to the individual's health related quality of life. The study aimed at assessing the pattern of attendance to the dental clinic using dental records of patients.MethodsThis was a retrospective study of 6008 retrieved case notes from the dental clinic of Federal College of Dental Technology and Therapy, Enugu, from June, 2016 to May, 2017. Data on age, sex and occupation were retrieved from the dental records of the institution. Association between age, sex, occupation and patient flow to dental clinic was determined.ResultsMore females (55.7%) than males (44.3%) attended the dental clinic within the study period. Also, those aged 16 to 30 years (39.5%) and school pupils/students (40.8%) attended dental clinic the most when compared to other attendees. Patient flow was greatest in the first quarter of the year (27.1%), followed by the third quarter (26.1%). However, patient flow was least in the last quarter (20.9%). There was significant association between age (P < 0.001), occupation (P = 0.03) and patient flow to dental clinic in yearly quarters.ConclusionBeing an adolescent or young adult and being a student were significantly associated with patient flow to the dental clinic in yearly quarters in the study area. Patient flow was greatest in the first quarter and least in the last quarter of the year. There is need to increase dental awareness, especially for preventive visit among older age group and non-students in the populace.

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Implications of low dental awareness in Nigeria

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Pattern of Presentation of Oral Health Conditions among Children at the University of Port Harcourt Teaching Hospital (UPTH), Port Harcourt, Nigeria

Pattern of Presentation of Oral Health Conditions among Children at the University of Port Harcourt Teaching Hospital (UPTH), Port Harcourt, Nigeria

Oral hygiene measures and the periodontal status of school children

Pattern of patients' attendance to the dental clinic of federal college of dental technology and therapy, Enugu, Nigeria

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