ArticleJournal of global health2023
Higher prevalence of dental caries and periodontal problems among refugees: A scoping review.
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- Prevalence and associated risk indicators of early childhood caries in Nigeria: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC oral health · 2026Pooled it
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- Impact of war on oral health among the Gaza population: a comparative cross-sectional study.BMC oral health · 2026Article
- Integrating Oral Health into Primary Health Care for Refugees: A Content Analysis of Health Strategies of International Refugee Health Organizations.Journal of immigrant and minority health · 2026Article
- Oral health status and access to oral healthcare among adult refugees in Egypt: a cross-sectional study.BMC oral health · 2026Article
- Oral health needs and oral healthcare utilization among newly arrived Ukrainian refugees in Poland: a retrospective EHR-based study.BMC oral health · 2026Article
- Prevalence, Characteristics, and Predictive Factors of Dentoalveolar and Spreading Odontogenic Infections in Children Treated Under General Anaesthesia.International journal of paediatric dentistry · 2026Article
- Advances and challenges in periodontal disease inequalities in Brazil: a population-based comparative analysis, 2010-2023.Revista brasileira de epidemiologia = Brazilian journal of epidemiology · 2026Article
- Oral health knowledge and practices of women with children who are internally displaced, refugees, and migrants in Nigeria: a cross-sectional study.BMC oral health · 2025Article
- The Oral Health Disparity Among Refugee Children: A Systematic Review.Laryngoscope investigative otolaryngology · 2025Review
- 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
- Utilization of caries risk assessment tools within the underserved population: a scoping review.BMC oral health · 2025Article
- Qualitative and Quantitative Analysis of a Novel Dental Health Education Program to Improve Dental Care Utilization by Bhutanese-, Burmese-, and Swahili-Speaking Refugees in a Midwestern United States City.International journal of dentistry · 2025Article
- Social determinants of oral health in migrants at the Spanish border.Frontiers in public health · 2025Article
- Oral Health and Dental Care Access Among Refugees in Syracuse, NY.Annals of global health · 2025Article
- Bridging the gap - Establishing a dental-oncology service in a cancer centre.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2024Article
- Oral health among refugees and asylum seekers utilizing Médecins du Monde clinics in mainland Greece, 2016-2017.BMC oral health · 2024Article
- Oral Health-Related Quality of Life among Refugees: A Questionnaire-Based Study.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Oral health inequalities in immigrant populations worldwide: a scoping review of dental caries and periodontal disease prevalence.BMC public health · 2024Article
- Evaluating the Effectiveness of the Nudge Theory in Improving the Oral Self-Care of Schoolchildren with Refugee and Immigrant Backgrounds in Mashhad, Iran.Dentistry journal · 2024Article
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Abstract
Background: We assessed the prevalence data on oral health diseases, namely dental caries and periodontitis, among refugees and asylum seekers worldwide. Methods: A systematic search of Scopus, Embase, and PubMed retrieved 1225 records; following title and abstract screening, 58 studies remained for full-text eligibility screening based on pre-defined inclusion criteria. Twenty-six studies were included in the review. Results: Dental caries and tooth loss due to caries were high in refugee populations, regardless of their age, gender, or nationality. The adult population had a mean decayed, missing, and filled teeth (DMFT) index score of 9.2 (standard deviation (SD) = 2.3); children had a score of 3.1 (SD = 1.1) for deciduous teeth and 2.5 (SD = 1.1) for permanents. Caries prevalence among refugees ranged from 4.6% to 98.7%, and gingivitis from 5.7% to 100%, indicating a high heterogeneity in their oral health. Regarding oral health accessibility, 17% to 72% of refugees had never been to a dentist, showing a very low level of accessibility to dental health services. Conclusions: Interventions and policies need to be designed to reduce oral health inequalities among refugee populations and asylum seekers, and host countries must implement strategies to increase their access to oral health care. Existing data should be used to set priorities for improving the oral health of refugees. Registration: Open Science Framework: https://doi.org/10.17605/OSF.IO/SU59K.
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