Pattern, frequency and causes of dental extraction among children/adolescents Syrian refugees: an observational study.
BMC Pediatr
; 22(1): 100, 2022 02 21.
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ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
The Syrian conflict has had a massive impact on the dental health of refugees. Dental extraction is a good indicator of socioeconomic position and degree of oral hygiene, however there is a scarcity of evidence in the scientific literature that characterizes the reasons for extraction in refugees. AIMS ANDMETHODS:
The current study looked at the extraction causes and related sociodemographic variables of 322 Syrian refugees (46.3% females, 53.7% males) who were treated in a dental clinic in Zaatari camp (Jordan), from September to December 2019. All child Syrian refugees (aged 4-16) visiting the facility were eligible to participate. A validated semi-structured survey was used to collect clinical and sociodemographic data from the research sample. Chi-square test, Independent sample t-test, and ANOVA test were used to examine associations between the different variables. The significance level was set at P < 0.05.RESULTS:
The total number of teeth extracted was 397 25 (6.3%) permanent teeth, 371 (93.5%) primary teeth, and one mesiodens (0.2%). Overall, lower teeth were most commonly extracted (56.9%). The most common teeth that required extraction were the lower primary molars, with lower left primary second molars being the most commonly extracted (15.9%). As the level of parental education increased, the mean number of extracted teeth decreased (P = 0.035), additionally, as the frequency of toothbrushing increased extractions due to caries decreased significantly (P = 0.027).CONCLUSIONS:
Dental caries and pulpal diseases were discovered to be the most prevalent causes for primary and permanent tooth extraction, with no difference between males and females. The lower left primary molar was the most commonly afflicted tooth.Palavras-chave
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Bases de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Refugiados
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Cárie Dentária
Tipo de estudo:
Etiology_studies
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Observational_studies
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Qualitative_research
Limite:
Adolescent
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Child
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Female
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Humans
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Male
País/Região como assunto:
Asia
Idioma:
En
Revista:
BMC Pediatr
Assunto da revista:
PEDIATRIA
Ano de publicação:
2022
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Jordânia