Assessment of gingival health status among 5- and 12-

year- old children in Yemen: a cross-sectional study

Khaled A Al-Haddad, PhD

; Yahia T Ibrahim, PhD

; Ahmed M Al-Haddad*, PhD;

and Nezar N Al-Hebshi

, PhD


College of Dentistry, Department of Orthodontic and Pediatric Dentistry, Sana`a
University, Sana'a, Yemen.

Department of Conservative, Khartuom University,
Khartuom, Sudan. * Department Of Community Medicine, College of Medicine, ,
Sana`a University, Sana'a, Yemen.

Department of Periodontology, Faculty of

Dentistry, University of Jazan, KSA.


Short title: gingival health among Yemeni Children

Corresponding author: Khaled A Al-Haddad, College of Dentistry, Department of
Orthodontic and Pediatric Dentistry, Sana`a University, Sana'a, Yemen. Email:
ya_haddadi@yahoo.com; Tel: +967-777404648.



Keywords: calculus, children, dental plaque, ginigivitis, gingival index, oral
health, oral hygiene, Yemen.