A Comparison of Dental Caries in Urban and Rural Children of the Riyadh Region of Saudi Arabia
Background and Aim: The data presented in this study aimed to document caries prevalence and severity among a representative sample of 6, 12, and 15 years old Saudi Children.Methodology: The study examined a total of 1,986 school children from 75 schools in urban and rural areas of Riyadh region, Sa...
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| author | Mohammed A. Al-Rafee Mohammed A. Al-Rafee Abdullah R. AlShammery Ali S. AlRumikan Sharat C. Pani |
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| description | Background and Aim: The data presented in this study aimed to document caries prevalence and severity among a representative sample of 6, 12, and 15 years old Saudi Children.Methodology: The study examined a total of 1,986 school children from 75 schools in urban and rural areas of Riyadh region, Saudi Arabia. Children having one or more dental caries lesion were used to determine prevalence of dental caries. Total number of decayed filled teeth (dft) was used to assess caries severity in the 6 years group while the DMFT was used to assess severity of dental caries at the 12 and 15 years age group.Results: The caries prevalence was 85.77% in the 6 years group, 64.98% in the 12 years group, and 71.35% in the 15 years group. Mean dft was 1.4 (SD ± 1.1). The mean DMFT was 1.72 (SD ± 0.49) at 12 years and 2.66 (SD ± 0.55) at 15 years. Both caries rate and severity were higher in rural areas than urban areas although the differences were not statistically significant.Conclusion: The results of this study suggest that the prevalence and severity of dental caries in Saudi Arabia remain high, when compared to global averages. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-0bd21f6e0954407ebec11e74379fa7aa2022-12-22T03:17:16ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Public Health2296-25652019-07-01710.3389/fpubh.2019.00195465826A Comparison of Dental Caries in Urban and Rural Children of the Riyadh Region of Saudi ArabiaMohammed A. Al-Rafee0Mohammed A. Al-Rafee1Abdullah R. AlShammery2Ali S. AlRumikan3Sharat C. Pani4College of Dentistry, Riyadh Elm University, Riyadh, Saudi ArabiaMinistry of Health, Riyadh, Saudi ArabiaCollege of Dentistry, Riyadh Elm University, Riyadh, Saudi ArabiaMinistry of Health, Riyadh, Saudi ArabiaCollege of Dentistry, Riyadh Elm University, Riyadh, Saudi ArabiaBackground and Aim: The data presented in this study aimed to document caries prevalence and severity among a representative sample of 6, 12, and 15 years old Saudi Children.Methodology: The study examined a total of 1,986 school children from 75 schools in urban and rural areas of Riyadh region, Saudi Arabia. Children having one or more dental caries lesion were used to determine prevalence of dental caries. Total number of decayed filled teeth (dft) was used to assess caries severity in the 6 years group while the DMFT was used to assess severity of dental caries at the 12 and 15 years age group.Results: The caries prevalence was 85.77% in the 6 years group, 64.98% in the 12 years group, and 71.35% in the 15 years group. Mean dft was 1.4 (SD ± 1.1). The mean DMFT was 1.72 (SD ± 0.49) at 12 years and 2.66 (SD ± 0.55) at 15 years. Both caries rate and severity were higher in rural areas than urban areas although the differences were not statistically significant.Conclusion: The results of this study suggest that the prevalence and severity of dental caries in Saudi Arabia remain high, when compared to global averages.https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpubh.2019.00195/fulldental cariesdental public healthoral healthoral health surveysSaudi Arabia (KSA) |
| spellingShingle | Mohammed A. Al-Rafee Mohammed A. Al-Rafee Abdullah R. AlShammery Ali S. AlRumikan Sharat C. Pani A Comparison of Dental Caries in Urban and Rural Children of the Riyadh Region of Saudi Arabia Frontiers in Public Health dental caries dental public health oral health oral health surveys Saudi Arabia (KSA) |
| title | A Comparison of Dental Caries in Urban and Rural Children of the Riyadh Region of Saudi Arabia |
| title_full | A Comparison of Dental Caries in Urban and Rural Children of the Riyadh Region of Saudi Arabia |
| title_fullStr | A Comparison of Dental Caries in Urban and Rural Children of the Riyadh Region of Saudi Arabia |
| title_full_unstemmed | A Comparison of Dental Caries in Urban and Rural Children of the Riyadh Region of Saudi Arabia |
| title_short | A Comparison of Dental Caries in Urban and Rural Children of the Riyadh Region of Saudi Arabia |
| title_sort | comparison of dental caries in urban and rural children of the riyadh region of saudi arabia |
| topic | dental caries dental public health oral health oral health surveys Saudi Arabia (KSA) |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpubh.2019.00195/full |
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