Incidence of Tricomonas Tenax in Diseased Mouth
Abstract
Hala Nadhim Kadhim and Nadham Kadham Mahdi
Objective: Is to report the incidence of T. tenax in relation to oral health, age, sex and residency.
Materials and Methods: Two hundreds patients with diseased mouths were examined by wet mount preparation and Giemsa’s stained methods for identification of Trichomonas tenax.
Results: Its frequency was 9% among the examined swabs. There were 50% infection rate for both males as well as females. The highest incidence (11.25%) was found among 21-40 years old while the lowest (6.66%) in 41-60 years old. There were no significant variation in relation to residency. The association between T. tenax infection and dental caries was noticed at a rate of 66.7%. In addition, different rates for T. tenax were observed among patients with some other oral diseases as bleeding gum, gingivitis and periodonititis.
Conclusion: This parasite should be considered as a potential etiological agent in diseased mouth, especially in indi- viduals with poor oral hygiene.