Dental caries risk assessment using caries management by risk assessment (CAMBRA) tool in Yanbu city, Saudi Arabia-a cross sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Dental caries affects billions of people globally with complications leading to a reduced quality of life. Investigating dental caries risk factors is of the utmost importance to prevent future carious lesions. To date, most oral health research focused on measuring the prevalence of the disease at the expense of investigating the caries risk. This study aims to establish a baseline record on the level of dental caries risk in Yanbu city and to explore the factors associated with an increased risk in permanent dentition.

Methods

Contact information was obtained from all Ministry of Health facilities across Yanbu city. Participants aged ≥18 years with permanent dentition were included via simple random sampling. Clinical examinations were conducted to coll

SUBMITTER: Albishi W 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12805908 | biostudies-literature | 2026

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature