Kanmodi Kehinde K, Uwambaye Peace, Amzat Jimoh, Salami Afeez A
School of Health and Life Sciences Teesside University Middlesbrough UK.
Faculty of Dentistry University of Puthisastra Phnom Penh Cambodia.
Health Sci Rep. 2023 May 7;6(5):e1258. doi: 10.1002/hsr2.1258. eCollection 2023 May.
Dental caries is an infectious disease affecting virtually all nations, including Rwanda. In Rwanda, the burden of dental caries is an issue of public health concern. To ensure the progressive eradication of the current dental caries burden in Rwanda through an evidence-based approach, it is imperative to have an overview of the scientific research landscape of dental caries in the country. This study-a scoping review-aims to review the available evidence and gaps on dental caries in Rwanda.
This scoping review was reported based on the Preferred Reporting Items for systematic reviews and meta-analyses extension for Scoping Reviews checklist. A systematic search of 11 databases was done to scoop out all literature relevant to the topic. Based on the review's selection criteria, a total of eight peer-reviewed journal articles were included in the review. The extracted data were collated, summarized, and presented as results.
The analysis of the data extracted from the included articles revealed a high prevalence of dental caries (ranging from 42.42% to 71.5%) in Rwanda. Also, the major pathogens causing dental caries in Rwanda as well as the impact of dental caries on the physical health and quality of life of Rwandans were identified in this review. Furthermore, the reported operative treatment options for dental caries in Rwanda were predominantly nonconservative. Also, no intervention study has been conducted on dental caries in Rwanda.
The findings in this review identify the need for massive public health interventions on dental caries in Rwanda.
龋齿是一种几乎影响包括卢旺达在内所有国家的传染病。在卢旺达，龋齿负担是一个公共卫生问题。为了通过循证方法确保逐步消除卢旺达当前的龋齿负担，有必要对该国龋齿的科研状况有一个全面了解。本研究——一项范围综述——旨在回顾卢旺达龋齿方面的现有证据和差距。
本范围综述依据系统评价与Meta分析扩展版的范围综述清单中的首选报告项目进行报告。对11个数据库进行了系统检索，以找出所有与该主题相关的文献。根据综述的选择标准，共有8篇经同行评审的期刊文章纳入本综述。对提取的数据进行整理、总结并作为结果呈现。
对纳入文章中提取的数据进行分析后发现，卢旺达龋齿患病率很高（从42.42%到71.5%不等）。此外，本综述还确定了卢旺达导致龋齿的主要病原体以及龋齿对卢旺达人身体健康和生活质量的影响。此外，卢旺达报道的龋齿手术治疗方案主要是非保守性的。而且，卢旺达尚未开展关于龋齿的干预研究。
本综述的研究结果表明卢旺达需要对龋齿进行大规模的公共卫生干预。
