PMID- 1790476
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 19920402
LR  - 20220316
IS  - 0265-539X (Print)
IS  - 0265-539X (Linking)
VI  - 8
IP  - 4
DP  - 1991 Dec
TI  - Periodontal treatment needs among Saudi Arabian adults and their relationship to 
      the use of the Miswak.
PG  - 323-8
AB  - The main aims of this study were, first, to estimate the need for periodontal 
      care among adult residents of Saudi Arabia using the community periodontal index 
      of treatment need (CPITN) and, second, to quantify the relationship between the 
      frequency of using the 'Miswak' and the need for periodontal care. The Miswak is 
      a stick made from the roots of the Arak tree (Salvadora persica) and is used for 
      oral hygiene purposes by many cultures. A total sample of 480 adults aged 35 to 
      44 years and 65 years and older from the cities of Mecca and Jeddah was included 
      in the study. The findings indicate that the level of need for periodontal care 
      in the sample chosen is low when compared with the findings of similar studies 
      undertaken in other countries. The frequent use of the 'Miswak' was associated 
      with a lower need for treatment.
FAU - al-Khateeb, T L
AU  - al-Khateeb TL
AD  - King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
FAU - O'Mullane, D M
AU  - O'Mullane DM
FAU - Whelton, H
AU  - Whelton H
FAU - Sulaiman, M I
AU  - Sulaiman MI
LA  - eng
PT  - Comparative Study
PT  - Journal Article
PL  - England
TA  - Community Dent Health
JT  - Community dental health
JID - 8411261
SB  - IM
MH  - Adult
MH  - Aged
MH  - Dental Calculus/epidemiology
MH  - Female
MH  - Gingival Hemorrhage/epidemiology
MH  - Health Services Needs and Demand/*statistics & numerical data
MH  - Humans
MH  - Male
MH  - *Medicine, Traditional
MH  - *Oral Hygiene
MH  - Periodontal Diseases/*epidemiology/therapy
MH  - Periodontal Pocket/epidemiology
MH  - *Plants, Medicinal
MH  - Saudi Arabia/epidemiology
MH  - Urban Population
EDAT- 1991/12/01 00:00
MHDA- 1991/12/01 00:01
CRDT- 1991/12/01 00:00
PHST- 1991/12/01 00:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 1991/12/01 00:01 [medline]
PHST- 1991/12/01 00:00 [entrez]
PST - ppublish
SO  - Community Dent Health. 1991 Dec;8(4):323-8.