ArticleISRN dentistry2012
Dental Caries, and Supragingival Plaque and Calculus among Students, Tanga, Tanzania.
Article in ISRN dentistry, 2012. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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8 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 15 citations in OpenAlex.
- Prevalence of dental caries in the permanent dentition amongst 12-year-olds in Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC oral health · 2022Pooled it
- Prevalence of Dental Caries and Associated Factors in East Africa, 2000-2020: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Frontiers in public health · 2021Pooled it
- Oral Health Status of Healthcare Workers in Ilembula/Tanzania during the COVID-19 Condition.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Oral health status of nursing staff in Ilembula, Wanging'ombe District, Njombe region, Tanzania: a cross-sectional study.BMC oral health · 2022Article
- Knowledge and Practices on Periodontal Health among Adults, Misungwi, Tanzania.International journal of dentistry · 2018Article
- The role of repetition and reinforcement in school-based oral health education-a cluster randomized controlled trial.BMC public health · 2016Article
- Oral health in nursing students at Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Centre teaching hospital in Moshi, Tanzania.BMC oral health · 2015Article
- Dental Caries Prevalence among 12-15 Year Old Palestinian Children.International scholarly research notices · 2014Article
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Abstract
The prevalence of dental caries and supragingival plaque and calculus in 785 secondary schools students was assessed. More than half (53.6%) of the students were caries-free, and the majority of those with dental caries experience were aged 14-17 (68.1%) and females (53%). Mean DMFT was 1.26, with mean D-component of 1.05, and molars were most affected. Most students had supragingival plaque (74%) and calculus (56.9%) and more so in males than females (P > 0.05). Less than half of the students had experience of dental caries and those with caries were mostly females and of the younger age group. The low DMFT was contributed to the D-component, and molars were the tooth type most affected.The majority of students had supra-gingival plaque and calculus and more so in males than females.
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