Caries Index, Root Caries Index and Gingival Index in Immigrants at the Camp of Arbat in Sulaimaniya Governorate, Iraq

Abstract

Objective: Maintaining good oral hygiene still consider one of the important daily requirements for keeping general health conditions among all populations. The circumstances that refugee inforced to face and live with, may affect on providing such essential oral health need, which by turn reflect on their oral health status. This study was done to estimate the statues of oral health for refugees who live in Arbat camp, Al-Sulaimaniya Governorate, Iraq by examining the incidence of the crown and root caries, as well as the gingival inflammation. Methods: The examination of crown, root, and gingiva was done for 200 people (male and female) who lived in the camp. Indices such as DMFT, RCI, and GI. Cross-sectional studies were used to assess the prevalence of caries in crown and root in addition to gingivalinflammations of these groups. The statistical analysis was established using the statistical package of SPSS24. Results: A statistical significance was recorded a noticeable increase in values of DMF Mean ± SD with both of male 10.3 ± 3.2 and female 11.2 ± 3.5. The RCI was shown the same increase and the values of RCI Mean ± SD were 0.4 ± 0.3 and 0.4 ± 0.4 for males and females respectively. Such significance was also demonstrated in the GI Mean ± SD and the results were 0.8 ± 0.6 for males and 0.8 ± 0.7 for females. Conclusions: Analysing the obtained results revealed on the important fact that refugees need for more oral health instructions and follow up the motivation to understand the value of preserving healthy oral status, in which by turn can reflect positively on their general health in a way make them able to face their unusual life circumstances.