Prevalence and severity of gingivitis in school students aged 6–11 years in Tafelah Governorate, South Jordan: results of the survey executed by National Woman’s Health Care Center
| Autor: | Leena Smadi, Reem Azab, Asma Abdalmohdi, Rania Rodan, Feryal Khlaifat |
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| Rok vydání: | 2015 |
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Cross-sectional study Dental Plaque Dentistry Oral Health Dental Caries Severity of Illness Index Oral hygiene General Biochemistry Genetics and Molecular Biology Gingival index Gingivitis Health care Severity of illness Prevalence Humans Medicine Severe gingivitis Child Students Medicine(all) Jordan Schools Geography Biochemistry Genetics and Molecular Biology(all) business.industry Moderate gingivitis General Medicine Oral Hygiene Health Surveys Cross-Sectional Studies Plaque index Female Periodontal Index Mild gingivitis medicine.symptom business Research Article Demography |
| Zdroj: | BMC Research Notes |
| ISSN: | 1756-0500 |
| Popis: | Background A cross-sectional census was conducted on 994 public school students aged 6-11 years living in 3 different parts of Tafeleh Governorate—South of Jordan, to determine the prevalence, and severity of gingivitis and to evaluate the oral hygiene habits among them as a part a survey executed by National Woman’s Health Care Center. All students were examined for gingival index (GI) and plaque index (PI), information about oral hygiene habits was recorded. Results Only 29.8 % had healthy gingiva, 38.5 % had mild gingivitis, 31.4 % had moderate gingivitis, and 0.3 % had severe gingivitis. The difference between both genders was not statistically significant P > 0.05. 36.8 % of the examined students never brushed their teeth. Average gingival index (GI) and average plaque index (PI) were 0.77 and 0.61 respectively. Conclusions Fair oral hygiene with mild to moderate gingivitis is highly prevalent among Tafelah school children. This study indicated that oral health status among schoolchildren in Tafelah is poor and needs to be improved. Long-term school based oral health education programme is highly recommended. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (doi:10.1186/s13104-015-1532-y) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users. |
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