Publications by authors named "Latfiya S Al-Harthi"
Background: Data on the periodontal status of the adult population in the Arab world are scarce. The aim of this pilot study is to assess the prevalence, extent, and severity of periodontal diseases in an adult group from Oman.
Methods: This is a cross-sectional study of 319 teachers who were randomly sampled from the list of teachers from the Muscat region schools in Oman.
Background: The Arab World consists of 22 countries from North and North-east Africa and the Middle East. Periodontal disease is an important global oral health burden, and is highly prevalent in developing countries.
Objectives: The objective of this narrative review is to report on the recorded prevalence of periodontitis in the Arab World, and to examine the methods used in collecting the data.