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March 25, 2026HealthcareOpen Access

Oral Health Trends and Challenges in North and West Africa: A Systematic Review of Cross-Sectional Studies

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RVRocío Trinidad Velázquez-CayónUniversidad Fernando Pessoa CanariasJSJuliana Cassol SpanembergAAAna del Toro ArencibiaUniversidad Fernando Pessoa Canarias

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Implication

Systematic review analyzes oral health conditions in North and West Africa, highlighting significant disparities and urgent care changes.

Key Points

  • This review aims to assess the oral health status and factors affecting it in North and West Africa.
  • Systematic search in PubMed, Web of Science, and Scopus for cross-sectional studies.
  • Selection of 19 studies using CoCoPop framework for analysis.
  • Evaluation of risk of bias using the JBI critical appraisal tool.
  • Untreated oral pathology is a major concern, with caries prevalence at 74% among children.
  • High levels of calculus and gingival bleeding indicate poor periodontal health in adults.
  • Lower-socioeconomic-status households often resort to traditional remedies due to economic barriers.

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Velázquez-Cayón et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69c37afeb34aaaeb1a67d085https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare14060821
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