The prevalence of dental caries and associated factors among students living with disability in the Amhara region, Ethiopia

• Main Authors: Amare T. Tefera (Author), Biruk Girma (Author), Aynishet Adane (Author), Abebe Muche (Author), Tadesse A. Ayele (Author), Kefyalew A. Getahun (Author), Zelallem Aniley (Author), Semira Ali (Author), Simegnew Handebo (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wiley, 2022-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Objectives People living with disability are more vulnerable to dental caries and have a high decayed, missed, and filled permanent teeth (DMFT) index and untreated dental disease than nondisabled individuals. In Ethiopia, there is a dearth of information on the oral health status of the di...