ArticleJournal of immigrant and minority health2019
Oral Health Challenges in Refugees from the Middle East and Africa: A Comparative Study.
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- The role of oral health literacy in shaping health behaviors among migrants in Norway. An integrative review.BMC oral health · 2025Pooled it
- Systematic Review of the Literature on Dental Caries and Periodontal Disease in Socio-Economically Disadvantaged Individuals.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Pooled it
- Oral Health Status among Migrants from Middle- and Low-Income Countries to Europe: A Systematic Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Pooled it
- Dental Caries among Refugees in Europe: A Systematic Literature Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Pooled it
- Oral Hygiene Behavior Among Asylum Seekers and Refugees Using Health Beliefs Model: A Cross-Sectional Study.International journal of public health · 2026Article
- Asylum seekers and refugees' access to oral health care services in Switzerland: a qualitative study.International journal for equity in health · 2025Article
- Self-Reported Oral Health Among Elderly Immigrants Residing in Norway: A Cross-Sectional Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2025Article
- Oral health, quality of life and general health of people from refugee and asylum-seeking backgrounds from South Asia and the Middle East resettled in South Australia: a cross sectional survey.BMC public health · 2025Article
- Oral health, stress and barriers accessing dental health care among war-affected Ukrainian refugees in Germany.BMC oral health · 2023Article
- Higher prevalence of dental caries and periodontal problems among refugees: A scoping review.Journal of global health · 2023Article
- The impact of culture on new Asian immigrants' access to oral health care: a scoping review.Canadian journal of dental hygiene : CJDH = Journal canadien de l'hygiene dentaire : JCHD · 2023Article
- Oral Health-Related Quality of Life of Refugees in Settlements in Greece.International dental journal · 2022Article
- Evaluation and Comparison of Oral Health Status between Spanish and Immigrant Children Residing in Barcelona, Spain.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- Eritrean Refugees' and Asylum-Seekers' Attitude towards and Access to Oral Healthcare in Heidelberg, Germany: A Qualitative Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- Oral health problems facing refugees in Europe: a scoping review.BMC public health · 2021Article
- Oral health-related quality of life among Syrian refugees in Jordan: a cross-sectional study.International dental journal · 2020Article
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Abstract
The aim was to explore and compare oral health and need for dental treatment in newly arrived refugees from the Middle East and Africa to Norway. Oral examination and structured interviews were performed with attending interpreters. Associations between origin and measures for oral health were studied with multiple linear regression. Half of the refugees (n = 132) reported oral impacts on daily performances (OIDP) and mean number of decayed teeth (DT) was 4.3 (SD 3.5). Refugees from the Middle East had more DT (1.38, p = 0.044), higher sum of decayed, missing and filled teeth (DMFT) (3.93, p = 0.001) and lower OIDP-score (- 3.72, p = 0.026) than refugees from Africa. Refugee oral health is generally poor, with more extensive challenges in refugees from the Middle East. However, few missing teeth, and manageable caries-gradient at the time of registration indicate that most refugees have the prerequisites for a good dentition, provided they get the necessary treatment.
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