Metrics details. War on Syria extended for a long time and resulted in significant impacts on various aspects, one of these aspects was displaced people crisis, and thus its impact on complete neglecting of oral health despite of its importance and impacts on the general health.
This study aims to assess the oral health of the displaced Syria sample as a result of the war on Syria. The sample included patients of displaced families from different regions and cities to shelters in Damascus city, and the study included control samples from the Faculty of Dentistry, Damascus University. The non-profit initiative team included 20 dentists of all dental specialties. Oral health was assessed using DMFT index. Finally, the number of the treatment provided by the non-profit initiative was collected and presented in the study.
The total DMFT value for adults was 2. While the control group had an average DMFT value of 2. Over dental treatments were provided by the team. This study concluded that the DMFT value is high among the displaced people as one of the consequences of the war on Syria, however, no significant difference was found when the results of the displaced sample was compared to a control sample. Peer Review reports. The war on Syria that began in had a great impact on various aspects inside Syria [ 1 ].
Fouad et al. The displaced Syrians faced difficulties and obstacles in obtaining necessary health care and medicine in times of displacement [ 6 ]. Although the actual war on Syria ended nearly two years ago, and despite all the continuous measures taken by humanitarian organizations and governmental organizations to alleviate these difficulties and obstacles, there is still a group of displaced people present in the shelters until now due to their difficult economic conditions [ 7 ].
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The war on Syria led as well that Oral health has also been completely ignored by the displaced, despite its importance and impacts on public health. This happened due to the complexity and relatively high cost of dental treatments, which made it very difficult for the displaced to obtain them. According to research published in AD, the rate of tooth decay during the war in Syria was higher than expected, and the prevalence rate among children was Another study documented the oral health status among children in refugees' camps in Jordan and found that Syrian refugee children in Jordan have high levels of unmet dental needs [ 10 ].
