Association between sickle cell anaemia and dental caries among children in Nigeria.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Sickle cell disease is a major public health issue that is associated with caries and oral health problems. This study aimed to assess the association between dental caries experience and sickle cell anaemia.

Methods

This was a case-control study that recruited children aged 4 to 16 years old with sickle cell anaemia (SCA) and those with normal haemoglobin genotype attending the Paediatric outpatient clinic of the Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospitals' Complex. Data collected included confounders (age, sex, socio-economic status, frequency of toothbrushing, use of fluoridated toothpaste, frequency of consumption of refined carbohydrate in-between-meals daily, history of dental service utilization, and oral hygiene status), dependent (dental caries experien

SUBMITTER: Afolabi JB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12744403 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature