阿贾曼,阿联6岁儿童的牙损伤:一个横截面研究
R Al-Alwani1, R Hashim2,3, E D Berdouses1,4
1College of Dentistry, Clinical Sciences, Ajman University, Ajman, United Arab Emirates.
概括
在阿贾曼,阿联的6岁儿童中,牙损伤非常普遍. 经常饮用含糖饮料和因症状而去看牙医会增加牙的风险,而经常用化牙膏刷牙会减少牙的风险.
科学领域:
- 儿科牙科 儿科牙科
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
- 流行病学 流行病学
背景情况:
- 牙损是一个重大的全球健康挑战,特别是在幼儿中.
- 早期检测和干预对于治疗牙和预防长期并发症至关重要.
- 在特定人群中了解的流行率和相关因素对于有针对性的公共卫生战略至关重要.
研究的目的:
- 为了确定阿贾曼,阿联6岁儿童牙损伤的患病率和经验.
- 研究牙损与社会人口,行为和服务相关因素之间的关系.
- 通过使用国际虫检测和评估系统 (ICDAS II) 提供有关早期虫病变的见解.
主要方法:
- 一项涉及阿贾曼政府学校285名一年级儿童的横截面调查.
- 父母问卷收集了有关饮食,口腔卫生,化物暴露和牙科诊断史的数据.
- 临床检查使用了ICDAS II标准,记录了空洞化 (d(4-6) mft) 和初始 (d(1-2) t) 病变.
主要成果:
- 观察到牙损伤的高患病率,影响85.6%的儿童,平均d(4-6) mft得分为5.8.
- 几乎一半的儿童 (47.6%) 患有初始 (d(1-2) t) 病变.
- 牙的增加与频繁的含糖饮料消费和症状驱动的牙医诊所有关,而定期用化牙膏刷牙显示出保护作用.
结论:
- 这项研究揭示了阿贾曼6岁儿童中早期和晚期牙损伤的重大负担.
- 这是阿联第一个使用ICDAS-II全面评估,包括初始病变的报告.
- 建议通过学校的预防计划,化物干预和饮食指导加强国家口腔健康战略,以改善阿联儿童的口腔健康.
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