Open AccessPatterns of Partial Edentulism and its Relation to Khat Chewing in Jazan Population – A Survey Study
Author(s) -
Mohammed M. Al Moaleem
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
journal of clinical and diagnostic research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2249-782X
pISSN - 0973-709X
DOI - 10.7860/jcdr/2017/23604.9577
Subject(s) - edentulism , medicine , dentistry , demography , population , oral health , orthodontics , environmental health , sociology
Partial edentulism is a prime indicator of overall oral health in a given country. Khat chewing habit in the south region of Saudi Arabia is widely practiced by a majority of the population.