Saeed A. Abdulkareem, Balkees T. Garib, Mohammed A. Mahmood
Background: The development of oral and dental tissue is a complex process regulated by genes that are very sensitive to disturbances in the environment. Although many studies were conducted in different parts of Iraq, Halabja city is different; it had been subjected to chemical weapons in 1988, that if not produce death, it is expected to produce developmental anomalies.Methods and methods: A total of 457 persons were selected and divided to include 3 age groups, those born before
1971 (control group), those who were in utero during
1988 (group2), and those born in
1993 in Halabja city (group3) Full extra-oral and intra-oral examination was carried out to diagnose any existing anomalies...
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Klicken Sie zum Lesen Possible effects of chemical weapons used in Halabja martyr city at 16th march 1988 on developing oral and dental tissues