Prevalence, severity, and secular trends of dental caries among various saudi populations: A literature review

Al‐Ansari, Asim

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“…The study highlighted the extent of dental disease in this community, which reflected the high treatment needs that cannot be met by traditional ways [35]. All these studies showed that various age groups in Saudi Arabia demonstrated a high prevalence and greater severity of dental caries, and trends also show a striking increase in DMFT and dental caries prevalence rates over the past few decades [15]. Preventive measures can be conducted in order to reduce the levels of dental caries in the country.…”

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“…The collaboration of dental caries prevention programs with national public health programs is considered the most effective strategy [36]. Reduction in the consumption of sugar containing foods, provision of community water fluoridation, school/community based topical fluoride application programs, availability of fluoride containing toothpastes, and oral health education and promotion are the most important dental caries preventive measures [15]. Childhood dental caries is a serious dental public health problem that warrants an immediate attention of the government and the dental profession officials in Saudi Arabia.…”

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“…In children, the consumption of sugar containing food, socioeconomic status and poor perception about oral health of the mother are strongly associated with dental caries [14]. Dental caries, though preventable, is the most prevalent oral condition which can have huge public health impact on the oral and systemic health, social well-being, income of individuals and health care systems [15]. Additionally, good oral health is important in terms of the psychosocial factors which relate to quality of life and optimum social functioning including self-expression and communication [16].…”

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The Impact of School Based Oral Health Education Program on the Level of Oral Health Knowledge Among Public Intermediate School Girls at Riyadh, 2016

Alotaibi¹,

Jad²,

Al-Sadhan³

2017

Dentistry

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Objectives: This study was conducted to assess the impact of oral health education program on the level of oral health knowledge among female public intermediate school students in Riyadh. As well as to evaluate the correlation between their oral health knowledge and selected socio-demographic variables. Methods:A pre-posttest quantitative study was conducted at public intermediate girls' schools in Riyadh. A sample of schools was selected using stratified random sampling technique to reflect the spectrum of intermediate schools under the Riyadh's educational regions (north, south, middle, east, and west). Five schools were randomly chosen from the department of education listings in each educational region. A total sample of 315 school students between the ages of 12 and 16 years completed the study. Permission to perform this study was received from the Institutional Review Board of King Saud University and Ministry of Education. A 15-item self-administered questionnaire was designed in Arabic language and used to assess the student's oral health knowledge. Followed by the intervention which consisted of 40 minutes interactive lecture using power point presentation presented by the investigator. The impact of the oral health education program was evaluated by measuring the change in the level of oral health knowledge one month after the program implementation. The data obtained from the questionnaire were entered into a Statistical Package for Social Sciences database (IBM, SPSS version 23, IL, USA). Descriptive statistics were used in calculating the frequency and percentage for categorical sociodemographic characteristics.Mean and standard deviation (SD) were calculated for the continuous variables e.g. age, total score of knowledge. The impact of the program was estimated by calculating the percentage of change in the oral health knowledge which is calculated by 100 (post test score -pretest score)/post test score. McNemar's Chi-square test was used to compare correct / incorrect responses to oral health based questions before and one month after the program implementation. Student t-test and one way analysis of variance (ANOVA) were applied to compare responses to oral health questions in relation to selected socio-demographic variables. A p-value of <0.05 was used to report the statistical significance of results.Results: Three hundred and eighty questionnaires were distributed, out of which three hundred and fifteen were completed giving a response rate of 82.8%. Among the 315 students, 30.8% were first graders, 32.7% second graders, and 36.5% third graders. Nearly 80% of the participants were Saudis and the remaining were non-Saudis. The age range of the participants was 12-16 years with a mean age of 13.98 ± 1.094. Prior to the implementation of the educational program, the question regarding the indication to remove dental plaque and calculus at the dental clinic, received the lowest percentage of correct answers (13.3%). Regarding the knowledge of the number of permanent teeth, only 24.1% of ...

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Section: Dental Caries In Saudi Arabiamentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Dental Caries In Saudi Arabiamentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Dental Cariesmentioning

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The Impact of School Based Oral Health Education Program on the Level of Oral Health Knowledge Among Public Intermediate School Girls at Riyadh, 2016

Alotaibi¹,

Jad²,

Al-Sadhan³

2017

Dentistry

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“…Saudi Arabia is known for its high prevalence of caries (11,12). Children as young as 71 months have high rates of severe caries (13,14).…”

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Association between oral health knowledge and practices of Saudi Pregnant women in Dammam, Saudi Arabia

Gaffar

Tantawi

Al‐Ansari

et al. 2016

East Mediterr Health J

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This study assessed the association between oral health knowledge and practices of pregnant Saudi women selected from visitors to a government hospital in Dammam, Saudi Arabia in 2014. Women answered questions on oral health knowledge during pregnancy and knowledge of infant oral health. Most women (> 70%) knew that dental caries in children can be prevented, that pregnancy affects oral health and that dental treatment during pregnancy can negatively affect infants. Most women (> 80%) performed oral hygiene procedures but only 18% regularly visited the dentist. In a regression analysis, oral health knowledge was not significantly associated with reported oral hygiene practices. Women who visited the dentist regularly were more likely to know how to prevent caries in children, and that dental treatment during pregnancy and infant health were associated. RÉSUMÉ La présente étude avait pour objectif d'étudier l'association entre les connaissances et les pratiques en matière de santé bucco-dentaire de femmes enceintes saoudiennes sélectionnées dans un hôpital public à Dammam, Arabie saoudite, en 2014. Les femmes interrogées ont répondu à des questions concernant leurs connaissances sur la santé bucco-dentaire pendant la grossesse et la santé bucco-dentaire du nourrisson. La plupart des femmes (plus de 70 %) avaient connaissance du fait que les caries dentaires chez l'enfant peuvent être évitées, que la grossesse a une influence sur la santé bucco-dentaire, et que les traitements dentaires pendant la grossesse peuvent avoir un impact négatif sur le nourrisson. La plupart des femmes (plus de 80 %) appliquaient des pratiques d'hygiène buccale, mais seulement 18 % se rendaient régulièrement chez un dentiste. Une analyse de régression a montré que les connaissances en matière de santé bucco-dentaire n'étaient pas associées de façon significative à l'application de pratiques d'hygiène buccale. Les femmes consultant régulièrement un dentiste étaient plus susceptibles de savoir comment prévenir les caries chez l'enfant, et qu'un traitement dentaire pendant la grossesse et la santé du nourrisson étaient corrélées. ‫باململكــة‬ ‫الدمــام‬ ‫يف‬

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“…The surveys have been carried out as age-specific, or for preschoolchildren and schoolchildren, and some surveys have tried to determine caries association risk and preventive factors. 6,7 Riyadh city is the capital and the largest city of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Previous surveys have demonstrated a high caries prevalence among elementary schoolchildren in Riyadh.…”

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Prevalence of Dental Caries among Elementary School Girls in Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia: A Cross-sectional Survey

Alshiha¹,

Alwayli²,

Hattan³

et al. 2017

Journal of Oral Health and Community Dentistry

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Aim: To assess caries prevalence among 6-to 9-year-old female children in Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and compare between results based on nationality and age levels. Materials and methods:A total of 17,891 female students from 120 public female elementary schools in Riyadh city were examined according to the World Health Organization (WHO) diagnostic criteria. The decayed [dt], missing due to caries [mt], and filled [ft] primary teeth (dmft) index and its components were measured. One-way analysis of variance (ANOVA), Student's t-test, and Chi-squared test were used to determine the significance differences, at α = 0.05. Results:The overall mean [dt] for all children was 3.89 [standard deviation (SD) 3.38], which increased to 5.0 (SD 3.02) when excluding children without active caries. The mean dmft was 5.69 (SD 4.0). However, excluding children with dmft = 0, the mean dmft was raised to 6.41 (SD 3.65). The caries prevalence was 88.82%. The non-Saudi children showed slightly higher values compared with Saudi children. However, statistically, there were only significant differences in values of [dt] mean, dt = 0, and [ft] mean (p < 0.05). The dmft index was higher for 7-to 8-year-old group (5.81, SD 3.98) followed by the 8-to 9-year-old group (5.79, SD 3.79) and the 6-to 7-yearold group (5.47, SD 4.18). However, there were no statistically significant differences (p > 0.05) between 7-to 8-year-old and 8-to 9-year-old children. The 6-to 7-year-old children were statistically different from the 7-to 8 and 8-to 9-year-old children. Conclusion:The dental caries prevalence among the study population was high, with the majority of children having untreated caries. This highlights the need for initiating deliberate community-based preventive measures for improvement in public health education and services provided.

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Prevalence, severity, and secular trends of dental caries among various saudi populations: A literature review

Cited by 86 publications

References 12 publications

The Impact of School Based Oral Health Education Program on the Level of Oral Health Knowledge Among Public Intermediate School Girls at Riyadh, 2016

The Impact of School Based Oral Health Education Program on the Level of Oral Health Knowledge Among Public Intermediate School Girls at Riyadh, 2016

Association between oral health knowledge and practices of Saudi Pregnant women in Dammam, Saudi Arabia

Prevalence of Dental Caries among Elementary School Girls in Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia: A Cross-sectional Survey

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