Pattern, frequency and causes of dental extraction among children/adolescents Syrian refugees: an observational study

BMC Pediatrics

Faleh A Sawair¹  Ashraf Abukaraky²  Fatima Hafedh Meyad³  Julian D Satterthwaite⁴  Nesreen A Salim⁵  Samiha Sartawi⁶ 

[1] Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Oral Medicine and Periodontology, School of Dentistry, The University of Jordan, Jordan University Hospital, Amman, Jordan;Department of Oral and Maxillofacial surgery, School of Dentistry, The University of Jordan, Jordan University Hospital, Amman, Jordan;Healthcare management master student, Bahcesehir University, Bahcesehir, Turkey;Professor of Restorative Dentistry, Division of Dentistry, School of Medical Sciences, University of Manchester, Oxford Road, M13 9PL, Manchester, United Kingdom;Prosthodontic department, School of Dentistry, Consultant in fixed and removable prosthodontics, The University of Jordan, The University of Jordan Hospital, Amman, Jordan;Prosthodontic department, School of Dentistry, consultant in fixed and removable prosthodontics, The University of Jordan, Jordan University Hospital, Amman, Jordan;

关键词: Dental caries;    Reason;    Trauma;    Tooth extraction;    Syrian refugees;    Oral health;    Zaatari camp;   

DOI  :  10.1186/s12887-022-03162-z

来源: Springer

【 摘 要 】

BackgroundThe Syrian conflict has had a massive impact on the dental health of refugees. Dental extraction is a good indicator of socioeconomic position and degree of oral hygiene, however there is a scarcity of evidence in the scientific literature that characterizes the reasons for extraction in refugees.Aims and methodsThe current study looked at the extraction causes and related sociodemographic variables of 322 Syrian refugees (46.3% females, 53.7% males) who were treated in a dental clinic in Zaatari camp (Jordan), from September to December 2019. All child Syrian refugees (aged 4–16) visiting the facility were eligible to participate. A validated semi-structured survey was used to collect clinical and sociodemographic data from the research sample. Chi-square test, Independent sample t-test, and ANOVA test were used to examine associations between the different variables. The significance level was set at P < 0.05.ResultsThe total number of teeth extracted was 397: 25 (6.3%) permanent teeth, 371 (93.5%) primary teeth, and one mesiodens (0.2%). Overall, lower teeth were most commonly extracted (56.9%). The most common teeth that required extraction were the lower primary molars, with lower left primary second molars being the most commonly extracted (15.9%). As the level of parental education increased, the mean number of extracted teeth decreased (P = 0.035), additionally, as the frequency of toothbrushing increased extractions due to caries decreased significantly (P = 0.027).ConclusionsDental caries and pulpal diseases were discovered to be the most prevalent causes for primary and permanent tooth extraction, with no difference between males and females. The lower left primary molar was the most commonly afflicted tooth.

【 授权许可】

CC BY