منتدى أطفال الخليج ذوي الاحتياجات الخاصة - انتشار تسوس الأسنان بين المرضى الذين يعانون من متلازمة داون في مدينة الرياض

انتشار تسوس الأسنان بين المرضى الذين يعانون من متلازمة داون في مدينة الرياض

Prevalence of Dental Caries and Oral Hygiene Status among Down's Syndrome Patients in Riyadh City Saudi Arabia

*Mohammed A. Al-Qahtani, BDS

**Thamer A. Al-Khadra, BDS,Cert. Pedo., Cert.Ortho., MS, PhD

Abstract :

Objective: To obtain base line information regarding prevalence of dental caries and oral hygiene status among Down syndrome patients attending rehabilitating centers in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Design: Cross-sectional. Methods: Sample was collected from six different rehabilitating centers. Two hundred and twenty-four subjects: 57 (3-6 years old), 116 (7-14 years old) and 51 (15-22 years old) were examined for dental caries and oral hygiene status utilizing the WHO criteria for diagnosis of dental caries. Results: In the age group (3-6 years old) the mean dmft scores were 4.72, in the age group (7-14 years old) the mean dmft and DMFT scores were 6.09 and 1.36 for primary and permanent dentition, respectively. In the age group (15-22 years old) the mean dmft and DMFT were 1.53 and 4.12 for both primary and permanent dentition, respectively. Oral hygiene status reported 66.1%, 25.4% and 8.5% for fair, poor and good oral hygiene, respectively. Conclusion: Down syndrome patients show low caries prevalence compared to normal individuals.

* Demonestrator,College of Dentistry , King Saud University , Riyadh , Saudi Arabia

**Consultant Orthodontist , Assistant Professor ,

King saud University ,Riyadh , Saudi Arabia