Pilot pathfinder survey of oral hygiene and periodontal conditions in the rural population of The Gambia (West Africa)

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 Int J Dent Hygiene 9, 2011; 53–59
DOI: 10.1111/j.1601‐5037.2009.00435.x 
Jordan RA, Lucaciu A, Fotouhi K, Markovic L, Gaengler P, Zimmer S. Pilot pathfinder survey of oral hygiene and periodontal conditions in the rural population of The Gambia (West Africa). :  Objective:  T...

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Published in:International journal of dental hygiene 2011-02, Vol.9 (1), p.53-59
Main Authors: Jordan, RA, Lucaciu, A, Fotouhi, K, Markovic, L, Gaengler, P, Zimmer, S
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Biological and medical sciences
calculus
campaigns
care
Cross-Sectional Studies
Dental Health Surveys
dental hygiene
Dentistry
Epidemiology. Vaccinations
Facial bones, jaws, teeth, parodontium: diseases, semeiology
Female
Gambia - epidemiology
General aspects
gingival
gingivitis
Health Status
Humans
index
Infectious diseases
knowledge
Male
Medical sciences
methods/techniques
Middle Aged
Non tumoral diseases
oral health status
Oral hygiene
Oral Hygiene - statistics & numerical data
Otorhinolaryngology. Stomatology
periodontal
Periodontal Diseases - epidemiology
Pilot Projects
Population
Prevalence
problems
Rural areas
Rural Population - statistics & numerical data
Severity of Illness Index
Sex Factors
Statistics, Nonparametric
toothbrushing
Young Adult
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Summary:To cite this article: 
 Int J Dent Hygiene 9, 2011; 53–59
DOI: 10.1111/j.1601‐5037.2009.00435.x 
Jordan RA, Lucaciu A, Fotouhi K, Markovic L, Gaengler P, Zimmer S. Pilot pathfinder survey of oral hygiene and periodontal conditions in the rural population of The Gambia (West Africa). :  Objective:  To document oral hygiene and periodontal conditions in the rural population of The Gambia. Basic research design:  Cross‐sectional study according to the recommendations of the WHO for oral health surveys. Clinical setting:  Examination by two calibrated investigators in the health centres of rural communities after a public radio call. Patients were randomly allocated to the investigators. Participants:  162 patients (20–54 years old; 52.5% female, 47.5% male). Interventions:  Patients were interviewed for personal information and examined in a full‐mouth recording. Main outcome measures:  Oral Hygiene Index (OHI), Gingival Index (GI), Community Periodontal Index (CPI), and the Gingivitis‐Periodontitis‐Missing/Teeth Index (GPM/T). Statistical analysis was performed using the Wilcoxon‐rank‐sum test and Kruskal–Wallis test with statistical significance at P 
ISSN:1601-5029
1601-5037
DOI:10.1111/j.1601-5037.2009.00435.x