ReviewJournal of International Society of Preventive & Community Dentistry
A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of School Children's Caries Studies in Gulf Cooperation Council States.
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22 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Prevalence of dental caries in the primary, mixed and permanent dentitions in Nigeria: A systematic review and meta-analysis.PloS one · 2026Pooled it
- Secondary Smoking and Early Childhood Caries: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.International dental journal · 2025Pooled it
- Prevalence of Dental Caries and Associated Factors in East Africa, 2000-2020: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Frontiers in public health · 2021Pooled it
- Fluoride varnish application as an oral health intervention in the well-baby clinic for children aged 1-5 years at Qatar University Health Center: a feasibility study.BMC oral health · 2026Article
- Oral Health Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices Among Male Primary School Students in Saudi Arabia: A School-Based Cross-Sectional Study.Dentistry journal · 2026Article
- Inequalities in Dental Caries Among Primary Schoolchildren in Saudi Arabia: A Cross-Sectional Study.Cureus · 2026Article
- Prevalence of dental caries and its associated factors among individuals aged 6-18 years attending Governorate hospitals in Jizan, KSA: a cross‑sectional study.BMC oral health · 2026Article
- Prevalence of dental caries, gingivitis and fluorosis among school children in rural schools: A cross-sectional study.Bioinformation · 2026Article
- SEQUEL: Prevalence of dental caries in Saudi Arabia: A systematic review andThe Saudi dental journal · 2024Review
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- Impact of DMFT, PUFA, DAI, and TDIs on Oral Health-Related Quality of Life (OHRQoL) Among Foundling, Delinquent, and Mainstream School Children: A Prilimenary Study.Frontiers in public health · 2022Observational
- Prevalence of Caries among School Children in Saudi Arabia: A Meta-Analysis.Advances in preventive medicine · 2022Review
- The silent epidemic of common oral diseases among the Arab population: An emerging health problem.Journal of family medicine and primary care · 2021Review
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- General dental practitioners' approach to caries prevention in high-caries-risk children.European archives of paediatric dentistry : official journal of the European Academy of Paediatric Dentistry · 2021Article
- Enamel defects and caries prevalence in preterm children aged 5-10 years in Dubai.The Libyan journal of medicine · 2020Article
- United Arab Emirates dentists' perceptions about the management of broken down first permanent molars and their enforced extraction in children: a questionnaire survey.European archives of paediatric dentistry : official journal of the European Academy of Paediatric Dentistry · 2020Article
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- Regional caries data availability in Saudi Arabia: Impact of socioeconomic factors and research potential.The Saudi dental journal · 2019Review
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Abstract
objectivesThe aim of the present study was to evaluate the prevalence and severity of dental caries school children in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) area, to help the development of systematic approaches for preventive oral care programs in the GCC states and to provide sound information for oral health promotion and public health care. MATERIALS AND
methodsA comprehensive search to identify both published and unpublished articles concerning relevant studies of dental caries in children aged 6-16 years for their permanent teeth published from 1992 to 2016 with no language and time limit was performed. The search strategies employed electronic databases and incorporated both dental subject headings and free-text term.
resultsThe overall mean decayed, missing and filled teeth in the permanent teeth was 2.57, and the prevalence was 64.7% in the GCC area.
conclusionsMost of the studies were conducted in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The results may not be a true reflection, and other countries in GCC are urged to study the prevalence and severity of caries in their children population.
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