Oral health status and treatment needs in humaidat village

M.Sc,; J.AL-Naimi B.D.S, Rayia

	Oral health status and treatment needs in humaidat village
MUSTANSIRIA DENTAL JOURNAL
Article 1, Volume 2, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 27-35
Authors
; Rayia J.AL-Naimi B.D.S
Abstract
This study was part of a field work carried out by the University of Mosul in Humaidat village, which is located about 25km North West of Mosul on the river Tigris . The size of the sample was 310 individuals, 138 males and 172 females, their ages ranging between 6-57 years. The aim of the study was to determine the trends of dental caries and periodontal disease and compare the results with a previous study canied out in the same village . Clinical examination was carried out inthe village school using a portable dental chair and adequate light. Diagnosis of dental caries and assessment of dental treatment needs was performed according to WHO *1997 guidelines, while the gingival health status and periodontal treatment needs of the individuals was performed using the Community Periodontal Index Treatment Needs (CPITN) as recommended by WHO 1987 , Results showed that mean DMFT value for the sample was 5.81 with a statistically significant age difference, although females tended to have higher means than males, there was no significant differences between them, mean DMFT values were much less than a previous study in the same area, the dental treatment needs showed that one surface filling was needed as the highest mean for the total sample , followed by 2 or more surface fillings , extraction and finally pulp care . The periodontal condition of the individuals was very bad, with the disease being prevalent in 99.7% ofthe population, which is much more than the previous study, more than three quarter of the sample had calculus as the highest CPITN score, in addition to the presence of a large percentage of individuals having pockets . The periodontal treatment needs were massive with only 0.3% needing no treatment, health education was required at a range of ,% )077-50.79( scaling was needed in 87.7% of the total sample and finally complex treatment needed in 3.88 % of the sample. The village is in need of intensive health educational programmes which may be carried out in the health center of the area or in school settings in order to increase the knowledge about dental disease, helping the individuals adopt positive attitude towards dental health care .
Keywords
dental caries; periodontal disease; DMFT; CPITN; treatment need

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