Dental Treatment Accomplished for Children Attending Diagnostic and Pediatric Dental Clinic at College of Dentistry, Uruk University.
المؤلفون
Background: Dental caries still the most prevalent chronic oral disease among children, that sometimes need complex rather than simple preventive therapy in developing countries. Assessing dental treatment trends in teaching clinics is essential to enhance children oral health.
Aim: To assess distribution and frequency of dental treatments accomplished to children attending the Diagnostic and Pediatric Dental Clinic at Uruk University's College of Dentistry in Baghdad city.
Methods: A retrospective cross-sectional design was accomplished using archived clinical records at diagnostic and pediatric dental clinics from two academic years (2023-2024 and 2024-2025). Children aged 3 to 14 years with complete records were encompassed. Dental procedures were divided into preventive, restorative, vital pulp therapy, extractions, and other therapies for oral ulcers. Data was examined with descriptive statistics (number and percentage). Chi-square test represent the inferential statistics. A p-value of < 0.05 was considered statistically significant.
Results: The overall number of procedures reported was 4,189, up from 1,807 to 2,382 in the second academic year. Restorative treatments were the most common treatment (48.86% and 44.12%, respectively). followed by extraction that increased progressively (30.94% to 38.83%). Pulpotomy represent about one-fifth of treatments but reduced slightly in the next year. Fluoride prophylaxis represented the highest percentage of preventive therapy, while fissure sealant application increased in the next year. Overall, curative therapy exceeds preventive approachs.
Conclusion: Pediatric dental services at diagnostic and pediatric dental clinics are mostly treatment-oriented, reflecting late presentation and a significant caries burden among youngsters. Although preventive techniques have improved, notably the use of fissure sealants, early diagnosis and prevention programs must be strengthened in order to shift care to minimally invasive dentistry and enhance pediatric oral health outcomes.
الكلمات المفتاحية:
Pediatric dentistry، diagnosis، Dental caries، oral ulcers، Preventive care، Teaching dental clinic[1] Al-Azzawi, N. N., Hussein, M. K., & Khalaf, M. I. (2024). Verifying the association between IL6 -174G/C polymorphism in type 2 diabetes mellitus. Journal Port Science Research, 7(1), 36–42.
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كيفية الاقتباس
- منشور: 2026-03-23
- إصدار: مجلد 9 عدد 2 (2026): second issue
- القسم: Articles
