Abstract
Objective: To determine the prevalence and risk indicators of caries among nursing mothers in a tertiary hospital . Material and Methods: This was a cross-sectional study of 408 nursing mothers aged 15 to 52 years who brought their children for immunization in a tertiary hospital in Enugu, Nigeria. Data on socio-demographic profile, parity, dental visits were collected. The presence of dental caries was recorded using the World Health Organization criteria. Results: The prevalence of dental caries was 11.0%, and the mean DMFT was 0.18. There was a statistically significant association between level of education (p<0.001), past dental visit (p<0.001) and the occurrence of dental caries. Caries was more prevalent in the mandibular teeth than the maxillary teeth. The left mandibular first and second permanent molars had the highest occurrence of dental caries. Missing (M) component of the DMFT index was highest and the care index was low. The significant predictors of caries among nursing mothers were fair oral hygiene and having below tertiary education . Conclusion: The prevalence of caries and the care index were both low in this study population. The significant predictors of dental caries were a tertiary level of education and poor oral hygiene. Incorporating oral health education during postnatal care can help reduce dental caries' occurrence and complications among nursing mothers in the study population.
Highlights
In patients with cleft lip and palate (CLP), its width at birth and the extent of the tissue defect are factors that influence the surgical difficulties and, indirectly, the results of corrective surgery
Objective: To exploit 3D measurement technology to determine any correlation between neonatal palate morphology and occlusal outcomes at five years in patients receiving surgery for unilateral cleft lip and palate (CLP)
There is no correlation between neonatal morphological characteristics and occlusal outcomes at 5 years in CLP patients treated via the surgical protocol considered
Summary
In patients with cleft lip and palate (CLP), its width at birth and the extent of the tissue defect are factors that influence the surgical difficulties and, indirectly, the results of corrective surgery. Maxillary growth in patients with CLP has been investigated by numerous authors, and Liao and Mars [1] have published two reviews, both of which have highlighted that if left untreated during infancy, the upper jaw growth of individuals with CLP is normal, or even protrusive. This is because the maxilla is subject to both the centripetal force exerted by the upper lip [2] and the centrifugal force exerted by the tongue, which pushes the anterior sector forward during speech and swallowing. Post-surgical contraction at the site of CLP repair may be the first link in a chain of events leading to secondary skeletal deformities in these patients
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