Prevalence of Plaque Induced Gingivitis Among Dental Students in College of Dentistry, Hawler Medical University.

Background and objective: Gingival inflammation in response to bacterial plaque accumulation is considered the key risk factor for the onset of periodontitis. Dental students should present to patients as good role models in their oral health behavior. The study aimed to evaluate the prevalence of...

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Main Authors: Zainab Salim Mahmood, Qehraman Ismayil Ahmed, Ahmed Luqman Saifullah
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Language:English
Published: College Of Dentistry Hawler Medical University 2024-03-01
Series:Erbil Dental Journal
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Online Access:https://edj.hmu.edu.krd/index.php/journal/article/view/255
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description Background and objective: Gingival inflammation in response to bacterial plaque accumulation is considered the key risk factor for the onset of periodontitis. Dental students should present to patients as good role models in their oral health behavior. The study aimed to evaluate the prevalence of plaque induced gingivitis among dental students in Hawler Medical University college of dentistry. Method: The study enrolled 120 (65 male, 55 female) dental students from different years of study including both clinical and preclinical years. Intra-oral clinical parameters including (plaque index, gingival index, bleeding on probing) were recorded to evaluate the students’ periodontal health status. Result: The participants showed that the majority of students had fair plaque scores, and     significant differences in clinical periodontal parameters between different years of study (P ˂ 0.05). Significant differences were found in regards to bleeding on probing between males and females. All cases of severe gingivitis recorded were males which counted 5.8%, of total cases. Conclusion: Preclinical dental students exhibited slightly higher (plaque index, gingival index, bleeding on probing) mean scores than clinical students, and more than half of the participants presented with gingivitis, regardless of its severity.
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spelling doaj-art-ece0d8eb48e942af8e7b0980f0d024822025-02-10T20:48:02ZengCollege Of Dentistry Hawler Medical UniversityErbil Dental Journal2523-61722616-47952024-03-0163Prevalence of Plaque Induced Gingivitis Among Dental Students in College of Dentistry, Hawler Medical University.Zainab Salim Mahmood0Qehraman Ismayil Ahmed1Ahmed Luqman Saifullah2Department of Periodontology, College of Dentistry, Hawler Medical University, Erbil, Iraq.Undergraduate Student at the College of Dentistry, Hawler Medical University.Undergraduate Student at the College of Dentistry, Hawler Medical University. Background and objective: Gingival inflammation in response to bacterial plaque accumulation is considered the key risk factor for the onset of periodontitis. Dental students should present to patients as good role models in their oral health behavior. The study aimed to evaluate the prevalence of plaque induced gingivitis among dental students in Hawler Medical University college of dentistry. Method: The study enrolled 120 (65 male, 55 female) dental students from different years of study including both clinical and preclinical years. Intra-oral clinical parameters including (plaque index, gingival index, bleeding on probing) were recorded to evaluate the students’ periodontal health status. Result: The participants showed that the majority of students had fair plaque scores, and     significant differences in clinical periodontal parameters between different years of study (P ˂ 0.05). Significant differences were found in regards to bleeding on probing between males and females. All cases of severe gingivitis recorded were males which counted 5.8%, of total cases. Conclusion: Preclinical dental students exhibited slightly higher (plaque index, gingival index, bleeding on probing) mean scores than clinical students, and more than half of the participants presented with gingivitis, regardless of its severity. https://edj.hmu.edu.krd/index.php/journal/article/view/255Plaque indexgingival indexbleeding on probingoral health
spellingShingle Zainab Salim Mahmood
Qehraman Ismayil Ahmed
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Prevalence of Plaque Induced Gingivitis Among Dental Students in College of Dentistry, Hawler Medical University.
Erbil Dental Journal
Plaque index
gingival index
bleeding on probing
oral health
title Prevalence of Plaque Induced Gingivitis Among Dental Students in College of Dentistry, Hawler Medical University.
title_full Prevalence of Plaque Induced Gingivitis Among Dental Students in College of Dentistry, Hawler Medical University.
title_fullStr Prevalence of Plaque Induced Gingivitis Among Dental Students in College of Dentistry, Hawler Medical University.
title_full_unstemmed Prevalence of Plaque Induced Gingivitis Among Dental Students in College of Dentistry, Hawler Medical University.
title_short Prevalence of Plaque Induced Gingivitis Among Dental Students in College of Dentistry, Hawler Medical University.
title_sort prevalence of plaque induced gingivitis among dental students in college of dentistry hawler medical university
topic Plaque index
gingival index
bleeding on probing
oral health
url https://edj.hmu.edu.krd/index.php/journal/article/view/255
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