title: Root caries among Benghazi patients.
abstract: A total of 420 Benghazi patients were clinically examined for root caries. Root caries was not limited to older patients and the proportion of root caries among young adults was similar to that of the older age groups. Most of the lesions were located proximally and underneath restorations rather than labially or lingually. Our results may serve as baseline data for further studies on root caries in the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya.
authors.affiliation: Department of Conservative Dentistry, University of Baghdad, Baghdad, Iraq.
authors.forename: A K
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Hassan
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Omar
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D017677:Age Distribution; D000368:Aged; D003753:Dental Health Surveys; D003793:Dental Restoration, Permanent; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D008002:Libya / Q000453:epidemiology; D008875:Middle Aged; D009910:Oral Hygiene; D011159:Population Surveillance; D012307:Risk Factors; D017213:Root Caries / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology; D012575:Schools, Dental