| dc.contributor.author | Kimmie-Dhansay, Faheema | |
| dc.contributor.author | Bhayat, Ahmed | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2022-11-01T12:53:14Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2022-11-01T12:53:14Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2022 | |
| dc.identifier.citation | Kimmie-Dhansay, F., & Bhayat, A. (2022). Prevalence of dental caries in the permanent dentition amongst 12-year-olds in Africa: A systematic review and meta-analysis. BMC Oral Health, 22(1), 453. 10.1186/s12903-022-02489-4 | en_US |
| dc.identifier.issn | 1472-6831 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | 10.1186/s12903-022-02489-4 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10566/8114 | |
| dc.description.abstract | Dental caries (DC) is highly prevalent condition affecting mostly young children. There has been no
systematic review done on the prevalence of DC amongst 12-year -olds in Africa. Although some African countries
have reported a decrease in DC prevalence, others have shown an increase and it is essential to measure current
trends in order to identify strategies and programmes that could assist in reducing DC in Africa. The aim of this systematic
review was to determine the prevalence of DC (condition) amongst the permanent dentition of 12-year-old
children (population) in Africa (context). | en_US |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.publisher | BMC | en_US |
| dc.subject | Dental caries | en_US |
| dc.subject | Oral health | en_US |
| dc.subject | Young children | en_US |
| dc.subject | Dentistry | en_US |
| dc.subject | Africa | en_US |
| dc.title | Prevalence of dental caries in the permanent dentition amongst 12-year-olds in Africa: A systematic review and meta-analysis | en_US |
| dc.type | Article | en_US |
