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The objective of our study was to describe the oral health status of sickle cell patients in Yaound\u00e9 Central Hospital, Cameroon.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Methods:<\/jats:title>\n A descriptive cross-sectional study was carried out in the hematology unit of the Yaound\u00e9 Central Hospital from June to October 2022.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Results:<\/jats:title>\n A total of 63 patients, made up of 41 (65%) males and 22 (35%) females, were recruited in the study. The majority, 60 (95%), consumed sugary foods, while 43 (68%) brushed their teeth before meals, and 27 (43%) brushed their teeth once a day. A third, 24 (38%), presented with pallor of the palatal mucosa, and 24 (74.6%) had dental caries. The mean decayed, missing, and filled teeth index of this population was 2.6 (moderate) and 11 (17.5%) periodontitis. Less than a third, 17 (26.9%) of the patients had been to a dentist, 26 (41.3%) did not see it necessary to consult a dentist, while 23 (37%) thought that oral conditions are not serious. Two-thirds, 38 (60.5%), did not receive any treatment for caries. Tooth extraction 18 (27.9%) was the most common treatment given, 5 (7%) conservative treatment, and no treatment was administered for periodontitis.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Conclusion and Global Health Implications:<\/jats:title>\n There was a high prevalence of periodontal diseases, moderate levels of dental caries, and elevated prevalence of oral mucosal lesions like tonsillar hypertrophy, pallor of the palate, lingual mycosis inflammation, and mucositis among sickle cell patients. 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