The Syrian crisis has resulted in a devastating impact on refugees’ oral health and data on their oral health is lacking. To explore oral health and dental needs of Syrian refugee children, a cross-sectional study of 484 children was conducted. Caries prevalence, DMFT, SiC, and oral hygiene indices were recorded. Caries prevalence was 96.1%, with mean dmft/DMFT scores of 3.65/1.15, SiC scores were 6.64/2.56, and Hygiene Index was 1.13. Decay was the main component of dmft/DMFT (89%-88%). Most common complaint was pain (98.3%) with 88% of the children do not brush/brush occasionally. Pearson’s correlation displayed a strong association between dental caries and age (P ≤ 0.01), where caries in permanent dentition increases and in deciduous dentition decreases. Syrian refugees showed poor oral health, high caries prevalence, high unmet dental needs, and poor oral hygiene practices, which indicates lack of dental care services, and warranting urgent prevention to reduce the burden of oral disease of this population.

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扎塔里难民营叙利亚难民儿童的口腔健康状况和牙科治疗需求

叙利亚危机对难民的口腔健康造成了毁灭性的影响，并且缺乏关于他们口腔健康的数据。为了探索叙利亚难民儿童的口腔健康和牙科需求，对 484 名儿童进行了横断面研究。记录龋齿患病率、DMFT、碳化硅和口腔卫生指数。龋病患病率为 96.1%，平均 dmft/DMFT 评分为 3.65/1.15，SiC 评分为 6.64/2.56，卫生指数为 1.13。衰变是 dmft/DMFT (89%-88%) 的主要成分。最常见的抱怨是疼痛 (98.3%)，88% 的孩子偶尔不刷牙/刷牙。Pearson 相关性显示龋齿与年龄之间存在很强的相关性 (P ≤ 0.01)，其中恒牙列的龋齿增加而乳牙列的龋齿减少。叙利亚难民的口腔健康状况不佳，龋病患病率高，牙科需求未得到满足，