ReviewJournal of family medicine and primary care2021
The silent epidemic of common oral diseases among the Arab population: An emerging health problem.
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10 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Pooled it
- Shared Social Determinants and Aggregated Risk Behaviours Associated with Self-Rated Oral Health Among Schoolchildren in Jazan, Saudi Arabia.Risk management and healthcare policy · 2026Article
- Burden of permanent and deciduous dental caries in middle East and North Africa (MENA): an epidemiological analysis of global burden of disease study from 1990 to 2021.BMC oral health · 2025Article
- Effectiveness of an Interactive School-Based Oral Health Educational Program on Periodontal Status Among Palestinian Adolescents: An Intervention Study.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Quality of evidence in the oral health international data: Contributions for a global profile.PloS one · 2025Article
- Assessing oral health knowledge among public school children in Saudi Arabian subpopulation.Journal of health, population, and nutrition · 2024Article
- The association between oral health literacy and oral health-related behaviours among female adolescents in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia: A cross-sectional study.The Saudi dental journal · 2024Article
- Oral health in an urban slum, Nigeria: residents' perceptions, practices and care-seeking experiences.BMC oral health · 2023Article
- Traumatic Dental Injuries among 12-Year-Old Schoolchildren in the United Arab Emirates.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Mobile Health (mHealth) Technology in Early Detection and Diagnosis of Oral Cancer-A Scoping Review of the Current Scenario and Feasibility.Journal of healthcare engineering · 2022Article
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Abstract
Oral diseases are often ignored in public health policy within the Arab world, despite being a prevalent public health problem exerting a significant continuous increasing socioeconomic cost. This review paper explored the current status of the common oral diseases (dental caries, periodontal disease, oral cancer, and oro-facial trauma) in the Arab world through a literature search of the PubMed, Scopus, Google Scholar, and Google databases between 1998 and 2021. The literature available revealed sufficient evidence to support that oral diseases are highly prevalent in Arab nations. Collective, multi-sectorial action to reduce and eliminate oral diseases among the Arab population has become an urgent need.
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