[Oral hygiene habits and the state of periodontal health among a population of 1228 students in Abidjan]. / Habitudes d'hygiène bucco-dentaire et état de santé parodontal: cas d'une population de 1228 élèves à Abidjan.

The purpose of our study was to determine the customs of oral hygiene and the health periodontal of a population of pupils in Abidjan. We led a transverse inquiry on a sample of 1228 pupils. Our results showed that the pupils had bad habits of bucco-dental hygiene which is translated by a bad periodontal health. More than 80% of them presents deposits of tartar and 9.6% of the population have periodontal pockets.

[Periodontal diseases in a university setting in Ivory Coast]. / Parodontopathies en milieu universitaire en Côte d'Ivoire.

The aim of this study was to measure the prevalence and severity of periodontal diseases, and also to evaluate periodontal treatment needs of the students of Abidjan University, in Ivory Coast. 647 students were randomly selected and interviewed to determine age, sex and oral hygiene habits; the subjects were examined for tooth mobility, plaque, calculus, gingival bleeding, periodontal probing depths and gingival recessions. The oral hygiene was insufficient: 86.08% of the subjects presented calculus--The average of sextants presenting gingival bleeding was to 4.03 and to 3.43 for calculus. The prevalence and severity of periodontal pockets were low: only 0.36 sextants on average presented pockets of 4-5 mm and 0.025 sextants presented pockets of 6 mm or more. As concerns periodontal treatment needs, 89.64% of subjects needed oral hygiene advises, 84.85% needed scaling/root planning, and 1.39% needed complex periodontal treatment. Our findings confirm the fact that destructive periodontal disease is not an inevitable consequence of gingivitis. The information, screen, and prevention should begin reality in our daily practice.

[A comparative study of various evaluation methods of the antibiotic sensitivity of strict anaerobic bacteria of the subgingival flora]. / Etude comparative de différentes méthodes d'evaluation de la sensibilité aux antibiotiques des bacteries anaérobies strictes de la flore sous-gingivale.

The study on the sensitiveness of slow-growing anaerobes bacteria to antibiotics is delicate when you consider the technical motives that make it difficult to transpose the standard methods frequently used in microbiological laboratories. The three main methods used to determine susceptibility to antibiotics are: disk-diffusion test, antibiotics containing microdilution plates and ATB ANA (bioMérieux). The aim of this study is to compare the effectiveness of each of these methods on severe anaerobes bacteria isolated in sub-gingival flora of patients suffering from developing periodontitis (rapidly progressive periodontitis, refractory periodontitis, active stage of adult chronic periodontitis). The observed bacteria are: Porphyromonas gingivalis, Prevotella intermedia, Fusobacterium nucleatum, Campylobacter rectus, Peptostreptococcus micros. Antibiotics used are: ampicilline, amoxicilline, tetracycline, erythromycine, metronidazole. The comparison of the minimal inhibitory concentrations (M.I.C) of each of these methods has permitted to show a strict correlation in the results observed with these three methods, if only the growth of the severe anaerobes bacteria on agar medium does not exceed 72 hours.

[In vitro study of chlorhexidine resistance in subgingival bacteria]. / Etude in vitro de la résistance à la chlorhexidine des bactéries de la flore sous-gingivale.

Chlorhexidine is an antibacterial agent of the bisguanide family. It's the most effectual molecule of all antiseptics for oral use. Because of its so frequent use, we have elaborated a protocol in order to estimate the resistance of the sub-gingival flora bacteria to its actions. We have determined the minimal inhibitory concentration of the different observed bacteria species and, have from that stage, progressively increased the concentration at a rate of 5 micrograms/ml. The obtained results show that the bacteria can undergo structural and/or biochemical alterations to adapt to more significant concentrations.

[An in vitro study of the action of kola nitida on bacterial strains implicated in dental caries and periodontal diseases]. / Etude in vitro de l'action de la kola "nitida" sur les souches bactériennes impliquées dans les caries dentaires et les maladies parodontales.

The Nitida Kola is a substance extracted from the kolanut. In West Africa its use by chewing is widespread among the Manding people. It's said to have tonic, stimulant and aphrodisiac characteristics and even recent studies have shown that it has antibacterial characteristics. The aim of this study is to make an estimation of the Nitida Kola's effects on different bacterial species involved in the two main oral and dental pathologies (teeth decays and periodontal illnesses). The obtained results indicate that the kola extract is not effectual against the tried-out bacteria at regular dose used by chewing.

[Pregnancy and periodontal health. Study of 133 pregnant women]. / Grossesse et état de santé parodontale. Etude aupres de 133 femmes enceintes.

The pregnancy is a modified physiological state having consequences on the buccal sphere generally and on the periodontal tissues in particular. We proceeded to the periodontal exam of 133 pregnant women; in spite of a relatively acceptable hygiene, 73.7% of them present periodontal changes. These changes concern especially the superficial periodontal. We did not observe the presence of deep pockets periodontal. It emerges of our study that neither the period of pregnancy, nor the parity have influence in the importance of the periodontal hurts.

[The prevalence of periodontal disease. Periodontal disease in black Africa. The impact of socioeconomic factors and cultural customs]. / Prévalence des parodontites. Les parodontites en Afrique noire. Influences des facteurs socio-économiques et habitudes culturelles.

The lack of reliable and recent information about the oral and dental health conditions of many African countries is a serious object of concern. There is an urgent need of up-to-date information about the oral and dental diseases existing among the various African populations and about their deciding factors. This study takes stock of the periodontal diseases in black Africa and mention the influence of the socio-economic advancing and the cultural habits.

[Efficacy of scaling and root planing in the treatment of periodontal pockets]. / Etude de l'efficacité du curetage parodontal dans le traitement des poches.

Our study, who's aim was to evaluate the efficacy of scaling in pocket's treatment, has been realised on 78 sites, selected on 12 patients who presented a periodontitis. The results shown an improvement of the gingival status and a decrease of pocket's depth on 84.61% of treated sites; this results indicate that scaling and root planning procedure, well realised, is an efficient and useful method in periodontal treatments.

[Craniofacial anatomo-morphological profile of black African Ivory Coast children]. / Recherche d'un profil anatomo-morphologique cranio-facial de l'enfant ivoirien de type negro-africain.

An African Negroïd ivorian child's facial, cranial, morphological and anatomical profile research The cephalometric study of telerdiography negatives of profile carried out on a sample of 52 Ivorian children from 11 to 14 years old, has shown some particularities which characterize the face and skull architecture. These particular features differentiate the Ivorian from the west Africans and from the French. According to the authors it would be better to establish the Ivorian's specific norms and to consequently adapt the face and tooth orthopedie therapeuties.

[Cartography of fluoride in the Ivory Coast (partial study)]. / Cartographie du fluor en Cote D'Ivoire (etude partielle).

The authors report on a study done in the Côte d'Ivoire, about the amount of fluoride in drinking water. The cartography of fluoride shows amounts lower than 0.7 ppm. This small amount of fluoride partially explains the increase in the number of dental caries in the Côte d'Ivoire.

[Caries of the first permanent molar in Ivory Coast children]. / A propos de l'atteinte carieuse de la premiere molaire permanente-au sein d'une population infantile ivoirienne.

The authors study dental decay in the first permanent molar among school children in Dimbokro (Côte d'Ivoire). The study, carried out on 1050 children aged between 7 to 16, revealed a low CAO index but a frequency index greater than 50%.

Reflexion d'une equipe pluridisciplinaire face aux problemes poses par le noma en Cote d'Ivoire

Dans ce passage; il s'agit d'un travail de reflexion; le traitement et la prevention du noma ou cancrum oris maladie infantile. Les auteurs montrent l'importance d'une equipe pluridisciplinaire composee de stomatologue; medecin reanimateur; pediatre pedodontiste; orthodontiste; et d'un prothesiste maxillo-facial. S'agissant du traitment medical aux traitement des sequelles ou de la prevention du noma; ils mettent l'accent sur la prevention car le noma declare est dans la plupart des cas est une affection hautement lethale quelles que soient l'efficacite et la competence de cette equipe pluridisciplinaire