Dental caries prevention profile of children with and without sickle cell anaemia in a suburban community in Nigeria.

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BMC Research Notes Pub Date : 2025-08-14 DOI:10.1186/s13104-025-07418-6

Jacob Babatunde Afolabi, Elizabeth Obhioneh Oziegbe, Samuel Ademola Adegoke, Olufemi Adefehinti, Elijah Olufemi Oyetola, Moréniké Oluwátóyìn Foláyan

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Background: The cascade of events in children with sickle cell anaemia (SCA) may influence their caries experience. This case-control study aimed to compare the dental caries prevention profile (captured via caries experience, risk behaviours, and access patterns) of the primary and permanent dentitions of children with and without SCA in a suburban community in Nigeria.

Results: This is a sub-study of a larger case-control study that recruited 264 children (120 males, 144 females; mean age 9.41 ± 3.35 years). Among those with primary dentition (n = 207), 13.5% had dental caries. Children with SCA had twice the dental caries experience as those without (17.9% vs. 8.9%), though not statistically significant (p = 0.06). No significant associations were found between caries and tooth brushing, daily fluoride use, or frequency of daily consumption of refined carbohydrates. However, caries was significantly higher among children who had used dental services (50% vs. 10.9%; p < 0.001). The dmft score was significantly higher in children with SCA (p = 0.04) and girls (p = 0.02). In permanent teeth, children with SCA with fair hygiene had higher DMFT scores (p = 0.03).

Clinical trial number: Not applicable.

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尼日利亚郊区社区镰状细胞性贫血儿童和非镰状细胞性贫血儿童龋齿预防概况

背景：儿童镰状细胞性贫血（SCA）的一系列事件可能影响他们的龋齿经历。本病例对照研究旨在比较尼日利亚郊区社区患有SCA和未患有SCA的儿童的原牙和恒牙预防情况（通过龋齿经历、风险行为和获取模式获取）。结果：这是一项更大的病例对照研究的子研究，该研究招募了264名儿童(120名男性，144名女性；平均年龄（9.41±3.35岁）。初生牙列207例中，龋齿发生率为13.5%。患有SCA的儿童患龋齿的经历是没有患SCA的儿童的两倍（17.9%比8.9%），但没有统计学意义（p = 0.06）。龋齿与刷牙、每日使用氟化物或每日食用精制碳水化合物的频率之间没有明显关联。然而，在接受过牙科服务的儿童中，龋齿发生率明显更高(50%对10.9%；p临床试验号：不适用。

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BMC Research Notes Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology-Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (all)

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