Dental Health Status among Adult Population in Karbala City

This study done to evaluate the oral health status (dental caries,periodontal disease and treatment needs) in Karbala city the adult individuals sample include 250 individuals age ranging between 20-40 years of both sexes using sharp dental caries explorers with W.H.O periodontal probs to detect periodontal health by use of DMFT index of W.H.O (1997) and CPITN by W.H.O (1987).

The mean DMFT for the total sample was (3.98 + 0.15) which was increased with increasing age for different age groups with significant difference in the mean DMFT for total boys and girls has been found .The results also showed that the total number of health 468 with a mean of 1.12 tooth/person in need of treatment is the most prevalent needed one surface frilling And 308 teeth with a mean 1.01 tooth/person needed two or more surface filling.

According to highest CPITN there was significant difference between boys and girls in calculus at P≤0.05 and shallow pockets at P≤0.01. The results also revealed that the mean number of healthy sextants for the total sample was 4.13 while for bleeding and calculus were 0.82 and 0.31 respectively .It means that the treatment need for periodontal disease is more toward oral hygiene procedure and prophylaxis as general. The dental health education program is an essential activity for promoting optimal oral health and preventing oral disease.