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Prevalence of dental caries and oral hygiene status of a screened population in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria

OBJECTIVES: The study was designed to determine the prevalence of dental caries and partial edentulism, in addition to assessing the oral hygiene status and restorative care among adults in a community-based outreach program in Port Harcourt. MATERIALS AND METHODS: A cross-sectional study was conduc...

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Autores principales: Olabisi, Arigbede Abiodun, Udo, Umanah Ayamma, Ehimen, Ukegheson Gabriel, Bashiru, Braimoh Omoigberai, Gbenga, Omitola Olufemi, Adeniyi, Akadiri Oladimeji
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4355852/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25767769
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/2231-0762.151979
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author Olabisi, Arigbede Abiodun
Udo, Umanah Ayamma
Ehimen, Ukegheson Gabriel
Bashiru, Braimoh Omoigberai
Gbenga, Omitola Olufemi
Adeniyi, Akadiri Oladimeji
author_facet Olabisi, Arigbede Abiodun
Udo, Umanah Ayamma
Ehimen, Ukegheson Gabriel
Bashiru, Braimoh Omoigberai
Gbenga, Omitola Olufemi
Adeniyi, Akadiri Oladimeji
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description OBJECTIVES: The study was designed to determine the prevalence of dental caries and partial edentulism, in addition to assessing the oral hygiene status and restorative care among adults in a community-based outreach program in Port Harcourt. MATERIALS AND METHODS: A cross-sectional study was conducted among adults who participated in oral health screening program, which took place in Alakahia and Obigbo rural communities in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria. After a brief oral health education, clinical examination was conducted and the diagnosis of caries was made based on the guidelines laid down by World Health Organization. Prevalence of caries was measured using decayed missing and filled teeth (DMFT) index, and oral hygiene status was assessed using the OHI-S. The restorative index [(F/F + D) ×100] was also calculated and the sociodemographic factors of the subjects were noted. Chi-square test, independent t-test and descriptive statistic were employed for analysis. RESULTS: One fifty-five females (53.8%) and 133 males (46.2%) attended the events and their mean age was 29.3 ± 10.5 years. About one-third of the participants (35.1%) presented with dental caries. The mean DMFT for the whole group was 0.67 ± 2.0. The restorative index for the subjects was 26.8%. The oral hygiene status of most of the participants was fair. This was significantly better in females than in males (P = 0.002). CONCLUSION: Although about one-third of the participants had dental caries, only a quarter of them had received restorative care. Most of the respondents had fair and poor oral hygiene, this suggests the need to educate and motivate the community toward adopting and maintaining positive oral health attitudes and practices.
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spelling pubmed-43558522015-03-12 Prevalence of dental caries and oral hygiene status of a screened population in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria Olabisi, Arigbede Abiodun Udo, Umanah Ayamma Ehimen, Ukegheson Gabriel Bashiru, Braimoh Omoigberai Gbenga, Omitola Olufemi Adeniyi, Akadiri Oladimeji J Int Soc Prev Community Dent Original Article OBJECTIVES: The study was designed to determine the prevalence of dental caries and partial edentulism, in addition to assessing the oral hygiene status and restorative care among adults in a community-based outreach program in Port Harcourt. MATERIALS AND METHODS: A cross-sectional study was conducted among adults who participated in oral health screening program, which took place in Alakahia and Obigbo rural communities in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria. After a brief oral health education, clinical examination was conducted and the diagnosis of caries was made based on the guidelines laid down by World Health Organization. Prevalence of caries was measured using decayed missing and filled teeth (DMFT) index, and oral hygiene status was assessed using the OHI-S. The restorative index [(F/F + D) ×100] was also calculated and the sociodemographic factors of the subjects were noted. Chi-square test, independent t-test and descriptive statistic were employed for analysis. RESULTS: One fifty-five females (53.8%) and 133 males (46.2%) attended the events and their mean age was 29.3 ± 10.5 years. About one-third of the participants (35.1%) presented with dental caries. The mean DMFT for the whole group was 0.67 ± 2.0. The restorative index for the subjects was 26.8%. The oral hygiene status of most of the participants was fair. This was significantly better in females than in males (P = 0.002). CONCLUSION: Although about one-third of the participants had dental caries, only a quarter of them had received restorative care. Most of the respondents had fair and poor oral hygiene, this suggests the need to educate and motivate the community toward adopting and maintaining positive oral health attitudes and practices. Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2015 /pmc/articles/PMC4355852/ /pubmed/25767769 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/2231-0762.151979 Text en Copyright: © Journal of International Society of Preventive and Community Dentistry http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0 This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 Unported, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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Olabisi, Arigbede Abiodun
Udo, Umanah Ayamma
Ehimen, Ukegheson Gabriel
Bashiru, Braimoh Omoigberai
Gbenga, Omitola Olufemi
Adeniyi, Akadiri Oladimeji
Prevalence of dental caries and oral hygiene status of a screened population in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria
title Prevalence of dental caries and oral hygiene status of a screened population in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria
title_full Prevalence of dental caries and oral hygiene status of a screened population in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria
title_fullStr Prevalence of dental caries and oral hygiene status of a screened population in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria
title_full_unstemmed Prevalence of dental caries and oral hygiene status of a screened population in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria
title_short Prevalence of dental caries and oral hygiene status of a screened population in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria
title_sort prevalence of dental caries and oral hygiene status of a screened population in port harcourt, rivers state, nigeria
topic Original Article
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4355852/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25767769
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/2231-0762.151979
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