Department of Restorative Dental Sciences, College of Dentistry, Jouf University, Sakaka, 72345, Saudi Arabia.
Department of Prosthetic Dental Sciences, College of Dentistry, Jouf University, Sakaka, 72345, Saudi Arabia.
BMC Oral Health. 2024 Aug 2;24(1):874. doi: 10.1186/s12903-024-04665-0.
Dental caries are common and troublesome and may affect individuals' health conditions. It is crucial to comprehend the caries experience for prevention, management, and enhancing oral health. Techniques such as CAMBRA can help assess an individual's risk factors for caries lesions. This study aims to assess the caries risk in five distinct regions of Saudi Arabia, utilizing the CAMBRA methodology.
This multiregional cross-sectional study was conducted at university dental clinics across the five regions of Saudi Arabia, using a Caries Management by Risk Assessment (CAMBRA) tool. This study used binary logistic regression analysis, the Pearson Chi-square test, and descriptive analysis as statistical methods.
A total of 551 respondents participated in the study, with 59.7% being male and 40.3% being female. The age group with the highest proportion was 20-29, making up 31.6% of the participants. All participants exhibited at least one caries lesion (100%), with white spots (66.4%) and enamel lesions (56.1%) being the most prevalent. The moderate-risk category encompassed the largest proportion of participants, accounting for 60% of the total. High caries risk had a significant association with age group (P < 0.001), education (P < 0.001), profession (P < 0.001), and socio-economic status (P < 0.001). Furthermore, only age and socio-economic status showed a significant relationship with high caries risk in the multiple logistic regression.
The CAMBRA tool indicates a high prevalence of moderate risk across the five regions of Saudi Arabia, identifying age and socio-economic status as significant predictors of caries risk.
龋齿是常见且令人困扰的问题，可能会影响个体的健康状况。了解龋齿的患病情况对于预防、管理和改善口腔健康至关重要。CAMBRA 等技术可以帮助评估个体患龋齿病变的风险因素。本研究旨在使用 CAMBRA 方法评估沙特阿拉伯五个不同地区的龋齿风险。
这是一项多区域横断面研究，在沙特阿拉伯五个地区的大学牙科诊所进行，使用了龋齿管理风险评估 (CAMBRA) 工具。本研究采用二元逻辑回归分析、皮尔逊卡方检验和描述性分析作为统计方法。
共有 551 名受访者参与了这项研究，其中 59.7%为男性，40.3%为女性。年龄组中比例最高的是 20-29 岁，占参与者的 31.6%。所有参与者均至少有一处龋齿病变（100%），其中白点（66.4%）和釉质病变（56.1%）最为常见。中度风险类别涵盖了最大比例的参与者，占总数的 60%。高龋齿风险与年龄组（P<0.001）、教育程度（P<0.001）、职业（P<0.001）和社会经济地位（P<0.001）显著相关。此外，只有年龄和社会经济地位在多因素逻辑回归中与高龋齿风险显著相关。
CAMBRA 工具表明，沙特阿拉伯五个地区的中度风险普遍较高，年龄和社会经济地位是龋齿风险的重要预测因素。
