A review of the oral health status in Syria

International Dental Journal
N BeirutiJ E Frencken

Abstract

To estimate the prevalence and severity of dental caries and periodontal diseases in Syria and to determine possible secular changes in the last two decades. Epidemiological studies performed between 1980-1999, using the WHO criteria for dental caries and the CPITN criteria for periodontal diseases in Syria were retrieved and reviewed. The caries experience of 5-year-old children was high (dmft of 4.7-5.2). The estimated DMFT score of 12-year-old Syrian children was 1.9-2.3. A secular change of the caries experience in the last two decades was not apparent. The amount of untreated caries lesions was high and had not changed substantially in the last two decades. The D component comprised 72-90% of the DMFT of 12-15-year-old children and 26-30% of the DMFT of 35-44-year-old Syrians. The majority of 15-24-year-olds, and more than 80% of the 35-44-year-olds had calculus. Despite the widespread and chronic existence of calculus, only 3-11% of the 35-44-year-old persons had one or more deep periodontal pockets. The caries experience in Syria is moderately low and does not seem to have changed in the last two decades. The increased output of graduate dentists in the last decade has not changed the large amount of untreated caries les...Continue Reading

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