Oral health in rural children

von Khalil Bouassida, Hassen Moalla

76 Seiten, Taschenbuch

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

Today, oral diseases are a public health problem affecting all segments of the population to varying degrees. Aim: To describe the oral health status of a Tunisian child population.Material and methods: A youth sample of the inhabitants of ¿Cebalä comprising all youngsters aged 6, 12 and 15 constituted the study population. The study spanned five months (January 2019- May 2019) Stratified cluster sampling method was adopted. Oral health status data were collected by a single examiner according to the survey form proposed by the WHO. Results: The study sample comprised 390 individuals The overall prevalence of dental caries was 38.9%. The overall CAD index was 2.5. Oral health status was significantly influenced by: dental trauma (p

• Themen: Medizin Medizinische Spezialgebiete Zahnheilkunde und verwandte orale Medizin
• ISBN: 9786207302994
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 24.03.2024
• Größe: 220 x 150 mm
• Verlag: Our Knowledge Publishing