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Iceland is no exception.\n                    <jats:bold>Objective:<\/jats:bold>\n                    To assess the dental hygiene practices, oral health status, and dental caries experience (dmft\/DMFT) among children and adolescents, 0\u201318\u00a0years, seeking international protection in Iceland. The secondary purpose is to identify areas for improvement of preventive measures and dental care services among this demographic.\n                    <jats:bold>Basic research design and participants:<\/jats:bold>\n                    Review of dental examination charts of 189 children, 0\u201318\u00a0years, who attended the Faculty of Odontology, University of Iceland, between January 1, 2023, and April 1, 2024.\n                    <jats:bold>Results:<\/jats:bold>\n                    Half (52.9%) the children had either never attended a previous dental appointment (39.7%) or not in the previous 2\u00a0years (13.2%). Dental pain was the main reason for previous visits (29.4%), with 43.1% reporting having experienced dental pain before. Most children (87.3%) brushed their teeth since the eruption of the first tooth, and 82.4% used fluoride toothpaste. Dental caries affected 61.4% of the children, and 20.6% had dental infections at the time of examination. The mean dmft for six-year-olds was 4.33, while for twelve-year-olds, mean DMFT was 2.55. The prevalence of gingivitis was 37.8%, dental erosion 12.3%, dental fluorosis 8.8%, and molar incisor hypomineralisation 12.3%.\n                    <jats:bold>Conclusions:<\/jats:bold>\n                    The dental health of children seeking international protection in Iceland is poor compared to their peers in other Nordic countries and beyond. 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