Burden of Oral Diseases in Iran, 1990-2010: Findings from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010.

CONCLUSION: The findings address the challenging changes in oral diseases and difficulties in responding to the urgent oral health needs in Iran. The burden of oral diseases should be considered as a priority in Iran. A need also exists to pay more attention to the oral health policies and principles of preventive oral care. Global analyses of disease burdens provide a useful framework to guide a suitable policy in response to disease changes. In fact, strong national and sub-national analyses will be required to provide more effective public health strategies.
PMID: 26265516 [PubMed - in process]

Source: Archives of Iranian Medicine - August 1, 2015 Category: Middle East Health Authors: Shoaee S, Ghasemian A, Mehrabani K, Naderimagham S, Delavari F, Sheidaei A, Hajizadeh N, Varmaghani M, Hessari H Tags: Arch Iran Med Source Type: research