The profile of Oral Health Branch of Rafsanjan Cohort Study (OHBRCS) in Rafsanjan City, southeast of Iran

Farimah Sardari; Zeinab Sharifi; Somaye Salari Sedigh; Parvin Khalili; Zahra Jamali; Fatemeh Ayoobi; Ali Esmaeili-Nadimi; Yasaman Mohammadi Kamalabadi; Tabandeh Sadeghi; Zahra Jalali; Ali Shamsizadeh; Ehsan Vosoughi; Atekeh Movagharipoor; Zahra Tavakolinejad; Nazanin Kamyab; Najmeh Mollaie; Negar Salehi; Alireza Vakilian; Jafar Ahmadi; Mitra Abbasifard; Hamid Hakimi

doi:10.1016/j.pmedr.2023.102513

The profile of Oral Health Branch of Rafsanjan Cohort Study (OHBRCS) in Rafsanjan City, southeast of Iran

Prev Med Rep. 2023 Nov 11:36:102513. doi: 10.1016/j.pmedr.2023.102513. eCollection 2023 Dec.

Authors

Farimah Sardari¹, Zeinab Sharifi², Somaye Salari Sedigh³, Parvin Khalili⁴, Zahra Jamali⁵, Fatemeh Ayoobi⁶, Ali Esmaeili-Nadimi⁷, Yasaman Mohammadi Kamalabadi⁸, Tabandeh Sadeghi⁹, Zahra Jalali¹⁰, Ali Shamsizadeh¹¹, Ehsan Vosoughi¹, Atekeh Movagharipoor¹, Zahra Tavakolinejad¹², Nazanin Kamyab¹, Najmeh Mollaie¹², Negar Salehi¹, Alireza Vakilian¹³, Jafar Ahmadi¹⁴, Mitra Abbasifard^{15

16}, Hamid Hakimi^{17

18}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Oral Medicine, Dental School, Non-communicable Diseases Research Center Rafsanjan University of Medical Sciences, Rafsanjan, Iran.
² Department of Pediateric Dentistry, Dental School, Rafsanjan University of Medical Sciences, Rafsanjan, Iran.
³ Department of Periodontology, Dental School, Rafsanjan University of Medical Sciences, Rafsanjan, Iran.
⁴ Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Social Determinants of Health Research Center, Rafsanjan University of Medical Sciences, Rafsanjan, Iran.
⁵ Pistachio Safety Research Center, Rafsanjan University of Medical Sciences, Rafsanjan, Iran.
⁶ Occupational Safety and Health Research Center, NICICO, World Safety Organization and Rafsanjan University of Medical Sciences, Rafsanjan, Iran.
⁷ Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Non-Communicable Diseases Research Center, Rafsanjan University of Medical Sciences, Rafsanjan, Iran.
⁸ Department of Oral Health Sciences, McGill University, Montreal, Canada.
⁹ Department of Pediatric Nursing, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Geriatric Care Research Center, Rafsanjan University of Medical Sciences, Rafsanjan, Iran.
¹⁰ Department of Clinical Biochemistry, School of Medicine, Non-Communicable Diseases Research Center, Rafsanjan University of Medical Sciences, Rafsanjan, Iran.
¹¹ Physiology-Pharmacology Research Center, Research Institute of Basic Medical Science, Rafsanjan University of Medical science, Rafsanjan, Iran.
¹² Department of Orthodontics, Dental school, Rafsanjan University of Medical Sciences, Rafsanjan, Iran.
¹³ Deparment of Neurology, School of Medicine, Non-communicable Diseases Research Center, Rafsanjan University of Medical Sciences, Rafsanjan, Iran.
¹⁴ Department of Radiology, Ali ebne abitaleb hospital, Rafsanjan University of Medical Sciences, Rafsanjan, Iran.
¹⁵ Molecular Medicine Research Center, Research Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, Rafsanjan University of Medical Sciences, Rafsanjan, Iran.
¹⁶ Department of Internal Medicine, Ali-Ibn Abi-Talib Hospital, School of Medicine, Rafsanjan University of Medical Sciences, Rafsanjan, Iran.
¹⁷ Immunology of Infectious Diseases Research Center, Research Institute of Basic Medical Science, Rafsanjan University of Medical science, Rafsanjan, Iran.
¹⁸ Department of Microbiology, Rafsanjan University of Medical Sciences, Rafsanjan, Iran.

Abstract

Oral health status can be affected by some factors including drug abuse, systemic conditions and environmental pollutants. The present study was designed to investigate the most important and prevalent dental and oral conditions in adult population of Rafsanjan with the age of 35-70 years. Dental and oral health cohort center as part of the Rafsanjan Cohort Study (RCS) included in the prospective epidemiological research studies in IrAN was established in 2015. Of 9991 subjects enrolled in the RCS, 8682 people participated in the Oral Health Branch of Rafsanjan Cohort Study (OHBRCS). The OHBRCS included 4021 men and 4661 women with the mean age of 49.94 ± 9.51. The most prevalent of oral lesion in total population was candidiasis and the least was aphthous lesion. The prevalence of candidiasis, white and red lesions, periodontal pocket, dental calculus, CAL and the mean of DMFT were higher in the male group than that of female group (p < 0.05). Candidiasis, herpes, oral cancer, white and red lesions were more prevalent in the older age groups (p < 0.05). The mean of DMFT index in total population was 21.30 and was higher among opium users, men and older age (p < 0.05). Also, the opium users had a higher rate of CAL, periodontal pocket, red and white lesions, and candidiasis but a lower rate of BOP (p < 0.05). Younger people had more decayed and filling teeth compared to other age groups, whereas older people had more missing teeth and a higher DMFT index (p < 0.001).

Keywords: Cohort; Dental caries; Oral Health Branch of Rafsanjan Cohort Study (OHBRCS); Oral and dental conditions; Oral health; Prospective Epidemiological Research Studies in IrAN (PERSIAN); Rafsanjan.