Aims of study: 1-To determine the prevalence and 2- the pattern of hypodontia in
the permanent dentition in a sample of Syrian orthodontic patients who sought orthodontic
treatment.
Materials and Methods: The orthodontic records of 623 patients ag
ed 12 to 34, who
sought orthodontic treatment in the Department of Orthodontics, Dental faculty/Damascus
University, during the last three years (2011-2014), were investigated to establish the
prevalence of patients with one or more permanent missing teeth.
Results: 1-The prevalence of hypodontia was 7.10% of the studied sample (7.49% in
females, and 6.35% in males). Males were less affected than females with a ratio of 1:1.18
with no significant differences between genders (P = 0.063).
2-The most common missing tooth was maxillary lateral incisor (56.52%), the least
common missing tooth was maxillary first molar (0.87%). Missing in the maxillary jaw
was significantly more frequent than the mandible (P=0.041( with significantly more
anterior teeth missing than posterior teeth (P=0.009).
Conclusions: The prevalence of hypodontia showed in this study was within the
range published in the literature. The patterns are similar to most reported patterns in the
literature.
As dental caries are among the most common chronic diseases, the study of their prevalence and severity in a specific population area can contribute to constructing necessary plans for treatment and prevention.
This study aimed to assess the rate
of prevalence and severity of dental caries in
13 -15 years – old children in Lattakia City and to study the effects of the different factors and their relation to the grade of the severity of the dental caries.
The study was conducted on 1680 children. The sample was divided into four main groups, depending on the grade of severity of the dental caries. The analysis of data showed that the prevalence of dental caries was 67.1±1.92% and the DMFT value was 2.35. The study also showed that mother feeding, the factor of dental care and socioeconomical factors are important in all groups
This study was carried at Al Assad hospital, Lattakia. It is a retrospective study of uterine leiomyoma patients who had been accepted in the Department of Gynecology during the period between 1/6/2011 and 1/6/2013 .
The study included 103 patients.
We documented information for each patient: age, signs and symptoms, number of pregnancies and births, clinical and vaginal examination, ultrasound, blood tests: hemoglobin, hematocrit and red cell values, and the type of surgical treatment.
The prevalence of uterine leiomyoma in this study was 5.1%.
The most clinical manifestation of uterine leiomyoma was abnormal uterine bleeding (63.1 %).
Hemoglobin was less than 12 g / dL at 59.22% of cases.
Hematocrit was less than 36% at 57.28 % of cases.
This confirms that uterine leiomyoma patients are at high risk of anemia,
(we depended on cut off point of WHO for hemoglobin and hematocrit), and the anemia is by iron deficiency because the average values of red blood cells were less than normal.
Myomectomy is the surgical option among young women who want to reproduce or maintain menstruation, while abdominal and vaginal hysterectomy are surgical options for older women or who have completed their reproductive life .
143 stool samples were examined, they were taken from people
living in Alqalamoun region, in Syria.
The aim of this study was to determine the species of enteric
parasites and their prevalence. The percentage of the prevalence of intestinal parasi
te infections in the stool samples was 17.48 %. The species of enteric parasite according to their prevalence were: Entamoeba coli (6.29%), Giardia lamblia (4.89%), Entamoeba histolytica(2.09%), Taenia saginata and Ascaris lumbricoides(1.39%), Enterobius vermicularis and Iodamoeba buetschlii (0.69%), Whereas the percentage of the prevalence of Blastocystis hominis was (6.29%),and Candida sp. Was (7.69%).
Dental anomalies are congenital defected teeth which have a certain prevalence
in various malocclusions. the aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of different dental
anomalies in Class I malocclusion patients seeking orthodontic treatment.
Gingival recession (GR), is the most common problem in the mucogingiva. This
study was aimed to assess the Prevalence of gingival recession in 850 adults individuals mean aged 41year,
randomly selected from the patients attending the periodontal department in dental school IUST.
To determine the prevalence of the metabolic syndrome in a sample of
apparently healthy people.
Cross-sectional study of 382 apparently healthy people attending Al-Assad
University Hospital clinics in Damascus (not as patients). Anthropometry (hei
ght, weight, waist
circumference, and blood pressure), fasting blood glucose, triglyceride and high density lipoprotein were
examined for all the participants, and then the prevalence of the metabolic syndrome was determined
according to International Diabetes Federation and National Cholesterol Education Program / Adult
Treatment Panel 3 definitions.
Background: smoking is the major cause of many chronic diseases and a growing
public health problem in the world. - Aim: the aim of this study is to determine
prevalence of smoking habit and associated factors among students of Al-Andalus
universi
ty of medical science. - Methods: A cross sectional study was conducted from
October academic year 2017 to March academic year 2018 on 300 students in Al- andalus
Medical University. A systematic stratified sampling method was used. Data collected by
self-administrated questionnaire. - Results: out of the 300 respondents, 166 students were
smokers giving a prevalence rate of 55%.The prevalence of smokers were much higher in
males than females (79.5% and 20.5%, respectively). 72.2% of students started smoking at
the age of less than 20 years. There were a significance differences between faculties (P=
0.02) , which faculty of medicine reported high percentage. - Conclusions: This study
directs the attention to the fact that problem of smoking among university students has
important contributing personal and socio demographic factors. The study recommends
integrating health awareness programmes about smoking hazards in the medical education
curriculum.
