Oral Health Status in Relation to Nutritional Status among 9 years old school Children in Dewanyiah City/Iraq | ||
| MUSTANSIRIA DENTAL JOURNAL | ||
| Article 1, Volume 14, Issue 1, December 2017, Pages 80-86 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Dr. Zahraa Ali Al-Awadi. B.D.S. MSc; ; Dr. Baydaa Hussien. B.D.S | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Background: Although they are not life threatening, dental caries and periodontal disease are the most predominant and widely spread oral diseases throughout the world. The aims of the study included the investigation of the prevalence and severity of dental caries, gingivitis and dental plaque in relation to gender, furthermore, nutritional status was assessed in relation to oral health condition (dental caries). Materials and Methods: This oral health survey was conducted among primary school children aged 9 years old in Dewanyiah city in Iraq. The total sample composed of 600 child (320 males and 280 females) selected randomly from different school in Dewanyiah city. Diagnosis of dental caries was according to the criteria described by WHO (1987). Plaque index of Silness and Loe (1964) was used for plaque assessment, gingival index of Loe and Silness (1963) was followed for recording gingival health condition. Nutritional status was assessed according to body mass index (BMI) indicator using anthropometric measurement (height and weight). Results: Results showed that the prevalence of dental caries was 85% for 9 year-old school children. Regarding primary and permanent dentition, dental caries was higher among females compared to males with statistically significant difference (P<0.05) for primary dentition, on the other hand, males showed higher values of filled surfaces compared to females with statistically significant difference (P<0.05) for primary dentition and highly significant difference (P<0.01) for permanent dentition. Finding of this study revealed that 100% of the children had gingival inflammation. Furthermore, the values of plaque and gingival indices were higher among males compared to females with statistically highly significant differences (P<0.01). In current study, the prevalence of malnutrition described by the BMI indicator was 5.3%. For total samples no significant difference was recorded in dmfs /DMFS values among wasting and well nourished children (P>0.05). Conclusion: A high prevalence of dental caries and gingivitis were recorded. Improvement in the prevention educational programs is needed among school children. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| KEYWORDS; periodontal disease; Gingivitis; Nutrition | ||
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