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STUDY TO KNOW THE PREVALENCE OF MOUTH PROTOZOA IN RURAL AND URBAN AREAS OF LAHORE

Dr. Ahsan Iqbal, Dr. Maria Riaz, Dr. Afroza Fayyaz

Objective: The aim of the study was to know the Prevalence and role of mouth parasites in patients attending the Out Patient Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Department. Study Design: A Retrospective Study. Place and Duration: In the Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Department of Mayo Hospital Lahore in Collaboration with E.N.T Department for one-year duration from December 2017 to December 2018. Methods: A total of 150 Patients (90 males and 60 females) were screened by taking mouth swabs in a sterile tube containing normal saline solution and observing under x 100 with oil immersion. Results: The overall infection of both Entamoeba gingivalis and Trichomonas Tenax was 60% with males showing higher prevalence (61.1%) than females (58.3%). Out of 90 positive patients 57% were harboring Entamoeba gingivalis and 3.3% Trichomonas Tenax. A positive association was found between prevalence of mouth parasites and poverty, 71% of these patients were from poor class. Conclusion: The infection rate was common in cigarette smokers than snuff (niswar) dippers. Not a single snuff dipper was found positive for Entamoeba gingivalis or Trichomonas Tenax. Key Words: Parasitic infections, Trichomonas, Entamoeba.

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