Dental caries and traumatic dental injury among orphans and children in orphanage homes
Background: Dental caries is a dynamic oral disease that can affect all socioeconomic status. Traumatic dental injuries (TDIs) are injuries to the teeth and surrounding tissues as a result of impact. An orphan is a child who has lost one or both parents, and Africa has countries with orphans and chi...
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Academy Publishing Center
2024-09-01
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| Series: | Advances in Medical, Pharmaceutical and Dental Research |
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| Online Access: | http://apc.aast.edu/ojs/index.php/AMPDR/article/view/926 |
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| Summary: | Background: Dental caries is a dynamic oral disease that can affect all socioeconomic status. Traumatic dental injuries (TDIs) are injuries to the teeth and surrounding tissues as a result of impact. An orphan is a child who has lost one or both parents, and Africa has countries with orphans and children living in orphanage homes .<div> Method: An electronic literature search in PubMed, Science Direct and African journals online was done in June , 2024 using the Population, Concept and Context framework.Search terms and keywords were combined by Boolean operators. Two independent investigators screened titles and abstracts of publications on dental caries and traumatic dental injuries among orphans and children in orphanage homes. The inclusion criteria was original (primary) research articles on dental caries and traumatic dental injuries among orphans and children in orphanage homes, while review articles, systematic reviews, viewpoints, books, thesis, editorials, dissertations, perspectives, and news were among articles excluded during screening.</div><div>Results: Two articles with accessible full text were included for review. The studies were carried out in Egypt and Nigeria and it was a case control study and cross sectional study respectively.</div><div> </div><div>Conclusion: Dental caries and traumatic dental injuries are significant public health problem that can affect the quality of life of orphans and children in orphanage homes. Improving awareness on preventive measures for traumatic dental injuries and dental caries among the caregivers in orphanage homes and visit to dental clinic by orphans and children in orphanage homes for clinical assessment and management is recommended.</div><div> </div><div><strong>Received: 14 July 2024 </strong></div><div><strong>Accepted: 15 August 2024 </strong></div><div><strong>Published: 11 September 2024</strong></div> |
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| ISSN: | 2812-488X 2812-4898 |