Oral Health Status of Juvenile Inmates in A Detention Center in Turkey

Authors : Sevgi ZORLU, Didem ÖNER ÖZDAŞ, Cenker Zeki KOYUNCUOĞLU, Nurcan TEZCİ ÖZGÜR, Utku Gaye DİKME GÜVELİ, Burcu KARADUMAN

Pages : 131-138

Doi:10.30621/jbachs.1230992

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Publication Date : 2023-09-30

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :Purpose: There are very few studies about the oral health status of juvenile inmates. This study aimed to determine past dental attendance, medicament usage, and smoking habits, besides oro-dental status, including caries prevalence and periodontal health status of juvenile inmates in detention centers. Material and Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted on 232 juvenile male inmates insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(mean-age:16.65±0.91); in a detention center in Istanbul-Turkey. After taking general demographic information, the subjects were clinically examined according to WHO criteria. In addition, the Plaque Index insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(PI); and Gingival Index insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(GI); were recorded at Ramfjord teeth to evaluate periodontal status. All data were statistically analyzed using the IBM Statistical Package for Social Sciences insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(SPSS); 22.0 programme, Pearson correlation coefficient, Spearman\`s rho correlation coefficient, chi-square test, Fisher\`s exact test, Kruskal-Wallis test, and One-way ANOVA test. Results: Average length of stay was 6.54±8.38 months. 44.4% of inmates have never visited a dentist. The mean DMFT, PI, and GI scores of the subjects were 6.78±4.07, 1.18±0.55, and 1.13±0.47, respectively. In addition, 80.2% of inmates smoked before being taken to the detention center. Conclusion: This study indicated that the oral health of detained inmates was poor. Prison health services should not be isolated but integrated into national and regional health systems.
Keywords : Detention center, delinquency