Programme guidelines for promoting good oral health for children in Nigeria: a position paper

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dc.contributor.authorFolayan, MO
dc.contributor.authorAdeniyi, A.A
dc.contributor.authorChukwumah, N.M
dc.contributor.authorOnyejaka, N
dc.contributor.authorEsan, A.O
dc.contributor.authorSofola, O.O
dc.contributor.authorOrenuga, O.O
dc.date.accessioned2022-01-18T13:58:38Z
dc.date.available2022-01-18T13:58:38Z
dc.date.issued2014
dc.descriptionScholarly articlesen_US
dc.description.abstractBackground: The objective of this paper is to draw attention to the oral health needs of children in Nigeria, and promote the use of appropriate interventions for disease prevention in the population. It also evaluates the value of the ongoing twice-daily tooth brushing campaign, which focuses on promoting good periodontal health and its relevance for children in Nigeria. Discussion: The main oral health burden for children in Nigeria is untreated dental caries, attributable to low utilization of oral health facilities. While there is a strong association between oral hygiene status and caries occurrence, no research had established an association between frequency of tooth brushing and caries in children in Nigeria. Prevalence of caries and gingivitis is low, despite the fact that a majority of children brush once a day and most of them have fair oral hygiene. Campaigns that promote twice daily brushing to prevent chronic periodontitis in children are not driven by evidences supporting the local epidemic, and therefore cannot be considered as efficient use of the limited resources available. Summary: Existing evidences show that the main oral health need of children in Nigeria is the management of untreated caries. Promoting the treatment of caries should be the primary focus of oral health programmes for children in Nigeria, as this would reduce further risks of developing new carious lesions. Public health campaigns should focus efforts at creating demand for oral health care services, for both preventive and curative purposes.en_US
dc.identifier.citationFolayan et al.: Programme guidelines for promoting good oral health for children in Nigeria: a position paper. BMC Oral Health 2014 14:128.en_US
dc.identifier.otherdoi:10.1186/1472-6831-14-128
dc.identifier.urihttps://ir.unilag.edu.ng/handle/123456789/10526
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherBMC Oral Healthen_US
dc.subjectNigeria, Children, Caries, Campaign, Evidence, Oral health promotionen_US
dc.subjectOral health promotionen_US
dc.subjectCampaignen_US
dc.subjectChildrenen_US
dc.subjectDisease preventionen_US
dc.subjectResearch Subject Categories::ODONTOLOGYen_US
dc.titleProgramme guidelines for promoting good oral health for children in Nigeria: a position paperen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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