ArticleEuropean journal of dentistry
A survey of fissure sealants and dental caries prevalence in the first permanent molars among primary school girls in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
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Assessing the Feasibility of School-Based Oral Health Programmes in Primary Schools in Saudi Arabia: A Pilot Study
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5 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 18 citations in OpenAlex.
- The prevalence of dental caries in the first permanent molars among individuals aged 6-18 years: a systematic review and meta-analysis of studies from Asia, Europe, Africa, and Latin America.BMC oral health · 2026Pooled it
- Dental caries in primary and permanent teeth in children's worldwide, 1995 to 2019: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Head & face medicine · 2020Pooled it
- Dental Caries in Permanent First Molar and Its Association with Carious Primary Second Molar among 6-11-Year-Old School Children in Sunsari, Nepal.International journal of dentistry · 2023Article
- Assessment of caries diagnostic thresholds of DMFT, ICDAS II and CAST in the estimation of caries prevalence rate in first permanent molars in early permanent dentition-a cross-sectional study.BMC oral health · 2022Article
- Dental caries in Saudi Arabia: A systematic review.Journal of Taibah University Medical Sciences · 2021Review
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Abstract
objectivesTo investigate the prevalence of caries and fissure sealants on the first permanent molars (FPMs) among 6-9-year-old girls in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. MATERIALS AND
methodsThe FPMs of 17,891 school girls from 120 randomly selected public primary schools were evaluated by visual and tactile examination for the carious status and the presence of fissure sealants. Chi-square test was used to analyze the data at level of 5%.
resultsA total of 58,140 FPMs were assessed in the 17,891 children. Nearly 64.6% of the children were caries free. Only 1.3% of the children had at least one fissure sealant applied. At tooth level, the decayed FPMs counted for 24.6%. There was obvious underutilization of fissure sealants on the FPMs; 0.8% (
conclusionsCaries prevalence in the FPMs was high and serious among this cohort of young students. This was contrasting the very low prevalence of fissure sealants.
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