Official websites use. Share sensitive information only on official, secure websites. Box , Salmiya , Kuwait. Their ages ranged from 19 to 77 years mean Six trained and calibrated dentists examined them using a mouth mirror and a WHO ball-tip probe.
Caries was scored using WHO diagnostic criteria. The debris index simplified DI-S score was used to assess oral hygiene status. Overall, the mean DMFT in the adults was The DMFT increased from 7.
Females had slightly higher caries experience DMFT About Nearly one-third Implementing oral health programs is needed and efforts should be made to promote oral hygiene practices in workplaces among adults in Kuwait. Key words: adult employees, dental caries, Kuwait, oral health, oral hygiene, oral pain. Oral health is important for achieving and maintaining good general health and well-being in adults. Poor oral health has a profound effect on overall health and quality of life, and often results in pain, infection, discomfort, and can lead to tooth loss.
Caries is considered the most important universal oral health burden among adults and is listed among the top global burden diseases. Oral health in adults is related to their socioeconomic status, income level, urbanisation and access to health services. Nationally representative oral health surveys among the adult population are deficient in the Middle-East countries.
In Kuwait, the dentist to population ratio is at present approximately individuals in the government sector, and in the government and private sector, Oral health care for adults is mostly treatment-oriented and no specific preventive procedures or recall systems for regular checkups have been established.
