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Prevalence of Dental Caries and Oral Hygiene Status among Down's Syndrome Patients in Riyadh — Saudi Arabia
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
|---|---|
| Author | Alkhadra, Thamer A. Pedo, Cert Ortho, Cert |
| Copyright Year | 2011 |
| Abstract | The objective of the study was to determine prevalence of dental caries and oral hygiene status among Down’s syndrome patients attending rehabilitating centers in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Two hundred and twenty-four Down’s syndrome individuals; 57, 3-6 years old, 116, 7-14 years old and 51, 15-22 years old from six rehabilitation centers were examined for dental caries (utilizing the WHO criteria for diagnosis of dental caries) and oral hygiene status. Out of the 224 patients examined, 131 were male and 93 female. The caries prevalence among the study group was 89%. The mean DMFT (decayed, missing and filled teeth) score among the males was 11.99 (±3.91) and 12.07 (±4.22) in females. In the 3-6 years age group, the mean dmft (decayed, missing and filled primary teeth) scores was 4.71 (±0.27); in the 7-14 years age group, the mean dmft and DMFT scores were 6.09 (±2.34) and 3.93 (±1.64), respectively. And in the 15-22 years age group, the mean DMFT was 4.11 (±1.77). Two thirds (66.0%) of the Down’s syndrome patients had fair oral hygiene followed by 25% having good oral hygiene and 9% had poor oral hygiene. It can be concluded that the studied Down’s syndrome patients had high caries experience; with only few having good oral hygiene. |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://www.podj.com.pk/Jul_2011/26-Podj.pdf |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
