Barzangi Jir, Unell Lennart, Söderfeldt Björn, Bond Jasmin, Ahmed Musse Ifrah, Arnrup Kristina
Västmanland County Council, Public Dental Service, Västerås, Sweden; School of Health and Medical Sciences, Örebro University, Örebro, Sweden.
Int J Paediatr Dent. 2014 May;24(3):209-14. doi: 10.1111/ipd.12063. Epub 2013 Aug 13.
To examine the prevalence of infant dental enucleation (IDE) of primary canines, an East African traditional remedial procedure, in a multiethnic population of children in Sweden.
A cross-sectional study was conducted of dental records of 1133 patients (mean age 4.6 years, SD ± 1.4) attending one public dental service clinic in Sweden. The clinic was located in an area with a large multiethnic community. All were born within the years 2002-2006 and had received a check-up in one of the years 2007-2009. A registry was made of missing primary canines where no reason could be found. In documented cases, information about ethnic origin was extracted. Statistical grouping was made according to known East African ethnicities.
At least 36 ethnicities were recorded. Twenty-four (2.1%) patients were missing one or more canines according to the criteria for IDE. Significant difference was seen when comparison was made between patients of known East African ethnicities, of whom 20.8% (21/101) manifested findings consistent with the criteria, and the rest of the population (3/1032; P < 0.001).
Prevalence of cases suggestive of IDE among patients of East African origin points to a need for increased awareness within dental and healthcare communities.
在瑞典多民族儿童群体中，研究东非传统治疗方法——乳牙犬齿摘除术（IDE）的患病率。
对瑞典一家公共牙科服务诊所的1133名患者（平均年龄4.6岁，标准差±1.4）的牙科记录进行横断面研究。该诊所位于一个多民族聚居的地区。所有患者均出生于2002年至2006年之间，并在2007年至2009年期间接受过一次检查。对找不到缺失乳牙犬齿原因的情况进行登记。在有记录的病例中，提取有关种族起源的信息。根据已知的东非种族进行统计分组。
记录了至少36个种族。根据IDE标准，有24名（2.1%）患者缺失一颗或多颗犬齿。在已知的东非种族患者中，有20.8%（21/101）的表现符合该标准，与其他人群（3/1032；P<0.001）相比，差异显著。
东非裔患者中提示IDE的病例患病率表明，牙科和医疗保健社区需要提高认识。
