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

Singh, Sohal Karpal; Stanslaus, Owibingire Sira; Aroon, Hirani Vanisha; Yadav, Neelam

doi:10.5005/jp-journals-10026-1123

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“…Furthermore, the higher number of participants with seven years of education could be a reflection of the government efforts to make primary school free and accessible to all [ 27 ]. The higher number of males in this study is contrary to findings reported in another study conducted among adults in Tanzania [ 28 ]. This difference could be attributed to the differences in study design and sample size.…”

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Knowledge and Practices on Periodontal Health among Adults, Misungwi, Tanzania

Nyorobi¹,

Carneiro

Kabulwa

2018

International Journal of Dentistry

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The level of knowledge and practices on periodontal health of 388 adults in Misungwi District, Tanzania, was assessed. Analysis included frequency distributions and the chi-square test at a p value of 0.05. Many more participants were males (n=197; 50.8%) and of younger age group (n=215; 55.4%) and having seven years of education (n=257; 66.2%). Higher number of participants reported owning a mobile phone (n=289; 74.5%) and a radio (n=298; 76.8%), while few (n=45; 11.6%) had their houses connected to electricity. Study participants who were males (n=101; 51.3%), had more than seven years of schooling (n=67; 72.3%), who owned a mobile phone (n=143; 49%), owned a radio (n=144; 48.3%), and resided in houses having electricity (n=37; 82.2%) were statistically significantly more knowledgeable on periodontal health when compared to their counterparts. A statistical significant difference was seen in oral health practices conducive to periodontal health among those who were males (n=133; 67.0%), having more than seven years of education (n=78; 83.0%), owning a mobile phone (n=189; 65.4%), owning a radio (n=195; 65.4%), and residing in house having electricity (n=35; 77.8%). This study observed that participants who were males, owned a mobile phone, owned a radio, resided in houses having electricity, and having more than seven years of education were more knowledgeable and had more conducive oral health practices on periodontal health.

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Knowledge and Practices on Periodontal Health among Adults, Misungwi, Tanzania

Nyorobi¹,

Carneiro

Kabulwa

2018

International Journal of Dentistry

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“…As a matter of fact, dental caries is infectious multifactorial disease characterized by the progressive demineralization of the tooth, following the action of bacterial acid metabolism 5 . The role of genetics as one of the key risk factor predisposing an individual to dental caries, [13,14] cannot be over looked, but that does not imply that it is inheritable disease.…”

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“…[3] Oral diseases are amongst the most prevalent human diseases, affecting a significant proportion of world's population, [4] and of this group of diseases, dental caries is the most common, characterized by the progressive demineralization of the tooth, following the action of bacterial acid metabolism. [5] Since time immemorial, the oral cavity, and the face have held seemingly inherent fascination for mankind which were affected by cultural customs, habits, beliefs, superstitions and taboos. [6] Due to the lack of knowledge, and in attempt to explain occurrence of disease, man established misconceptions, myths and taboos with regards to diseases including the oral diseases.…”

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Misconceptions on Causes and Management of Dental Caries: Experience from Central Tanzanian Society

Owibingire¹,

Kamya²,

Sohal³

2018

AIMDR

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Background: Misconceptions about causation and management of diseases are common in societies, thereby affecting health seeking behavior, including for oral diseases. Thus, this study aimed at determining the misconceptions on causes and management of dental caries in central Tanzanian society. Methods: A cross sectional study was conducted in central zone of Tanzania, comprising of people aged 18 years and above, who were obtained by stratified two stage sampling technique. The oldest person per household was interviewed. A questionnaire consisting of questions regarding misconception on causes and management of dental caries, use of local remedies and treatment seeking behaviour was used to collect data. Analysis of data was done using computer program SPSS version 19 whereby the level of significance for Chi-square was set at p-value of ≤ 0.05. Results: A total of 371 participants were included. There were more female participants with male to female ratio of 0.8:1. The age range of respondents was 18 to 81 years with mean age of 38.04 ±13.2 years. The overall incidence of misconception was 87%. With regards to age, sex, and marital status; the misconceptions were more prevalent in females, older adults and those who ever married. The most common misconception was "extraction of upper jaw teeth can lead to head swelling and death". Conclusion: Misconceptions concerning dental caries and its management are very widespread in Tanzanian society. They are more common amongst those who have ever married and older adults. Use of local remedies is very common amongst individuals of all walks of life.

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“…Dental caries occur when the balance between its protective and risk factors is disturbed (Peneva, 2007). Socio-demographic factors like female gender (Namal et al, 2008;Singh et al, 2014), increasing age (Patro et al, 2008;Orji, 2015;Kahar et al, 2016;Maqsood et al, 2017) and low income (Costa et al, 2013), as well as behavioural factors such as frequent consumption of refined sugar, inadequate or lack of exposure to fluoride in toothpaste and drinking water, poor personal oral hygiene care (Tarvonen et al, 2017;(Chopra et al, 2015) and tobacco smoking (Patro et al, 2008), increase the risk of dental caries. By contrast, good oral hygiene and having good knowledge are protective factors (Tafere et al, 2018).…”

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Predictors of Dental Caries Among Adults and Adolescents in a Dental Clinic in North-Eastern Nigeria

Disa

A.B

Mala

et al. 2019

IJPHCS

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Background: Dental caries constitute a public health burden globally. They occur when the balance between their protective factors and risk factors is disturbed. The aim of the study was to determine the predictors of dental caries among adults and adolescents in a dental clinic in northeastern Nigeria. Materials and Methods: A case-control study design was used, with cases drawn from the dental clinic, and controls from the general outpatient unit of the same hospital. Systematic random sampling was used to select both cases and controls. Those selected from the dental clinic underwent a thorough oral examination, using the specific caries index and were included into the study if they had any of a decayed, missing, or filled tooth. Those selected from the outpatient clinic were examined in a similar manner, and were included into the study as controls, once they did not have a decayed, missing, or filled tooth. A structured questionnaire was used to collect information on respondents' socio-demographic characteristics and oral care habits. Chi-square test was used to compare the sociodemographic characteristics of the groups and to test the association between dental caries and oral care habits. Multivariate logistic regression was used to determine the predictors of dental caries. Result: A total of 124 respondents were recruited into this study, comprising of 59 respondents with dental caries (cases), and 65 without dental caries (controls). Their ages ranged from 15 to 63 years. Daily teeth cleaning (OR=0.33, 95% CI: 0.11-0.97; p=0.044), and teeth cleaning after every meal (OR=0.28, 95% CI: 0.10-0.78; p=0.015), were associated with lower odds of having dental caries. Tooth ache was the major reason for visiting the dentist, among both cases (78.6%) and controls (68.6%). Conclusion: The study emphasizes the very important role of oral hygiene in preventing dental caries. The study also suggests that with very frequent teeth cleaning, refined sugars may not pose additional risks of developing dental caries.

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

Cited by 9 publications

References 25 publications

Knowledge and Practices on Periodontal Health among Adults, Misungwi, Tanzania

Knowledge and Practices on Periodontal Health among Adults, Misungwi, Tanzania

Misconceptions on Causes and Management of Dental Caries: Experience from Central Tanzanian Society

Predictors of Dental Caries Among Adults and Adolescents in a Dental Clinic in North-Eastern Nigeria

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