Nadia Khalifa|Patrick Allen|Neamat Hassan Abubakr|Manar E. Abdel-Rahman|Khalda O Abdelghafar
A survey of oral health in a Sudanese population
University of Khartoum|Cork University Hospital|University of Khartoum|University of Khartoum|Federal Ministry of Health
aimed assess oral health status risk factors dental caries periodontal disease among sudanese adults resident khartoum state date information available health policy planners sudana descriptive populationbased survey sudanese adults aged 16 years conducted stratified sampling 1888 adult patients public dental hospitals dental health centres scattered across khartoum state including different ethnic groups present sudan examined 200910 data collected using patient interviews clinical examinations dental status recorded using dmft index community periodontal index cpi validated tooth wear indexcaries prevalence high 877 teeth examined untreated decay periodontal disease increased extent severity age 258 adults tooth wear mild 87 moderate 1 severe toothwear multivariate analysis revealed decay less prevalent older age groups prevalent southern tribes frequent problem based attenders western tribes people dry mouths presented less than18 sound untreated natural teeth sunt older age groups likely present tooth wear increasing age gender associated periodontal pocketing 4 mmthe prevalence untreated caries periodontal disease high population appear barriers restorative dental care frequent use dental extractions treat caries limited use restorative dentistry implementation populationbased strategies tailored circumstances sudanese population important improve oral health status sudan