Oral Health Status and Treatment Needs among Twelve Year Old School Children in Babylon Governorate – IRAQ | ||
| Journal of University of Babylon | ||
| Article 1, Volume 20, Issue 3, August 2012, Pages 1049-1060 | ||
| Author | ||
| Hassan Ali Hamza | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Background: This study regarding twelve - year - old students in Babylon Governorate Republic of Iraq , in order to increase knowledge concerning oral health status of this target group of population .Data gained may be used for planning of preventive programs for oral health problems in Babylon Governorate . Materials and Methods : The sample consisted of 390 students (twelve - year - old students) ; it was examined between September 2009 and the March 2010. The study examines the present situation which causes caries experiences, periodontal conditions and oral hygiene. Results : The prevalence of dental caries in 12 – year- old children was (55.4%) and (73.3%) of the samples examined were affected with some kind of periodontal diseases or in need for any kind of treatment either scaling and/or oral health education . The prevalence of caries free children in rural area was higher than that in urban and periurban area . Conclusions : Students instructions are considered as important factor for planning good oral hygiene | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Caries; Oral hygiene; plaque index; Gingival bleeding; Calculus index; Twelve; year; old students | ||
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