Dental Health Status and Hygiene in Children and Adolescents with Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus

There is disagreement on the effect of diabetes on oral hygiene. The purpose of this study was to assess the oral health and hygiene status of type 1 diabetic patient. In this case control study, periodontal health and hygiene of 80 children and adolescents (5-18 yr of age) with type 1 diabetes mell...

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Published in:Journal of research in health sciences 2016-06, Vol.16 (3), p.122-126
Main Authors: Rafatjou, Rezvan, Razavi, Zahra, Tayebi, Soudeh, Khalili, Maryam, Farhadian, Maryam
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Case-Control Studies
Child
Child, Preschool
Dental Caries - complications
Dental Caries - epidemiology
Dental Plaque Index
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 - complications
Female
Gingivitis - complications
Gingivitis - epidemiology
Health Status
Humans
Iran - epidemiology
Male
Oral Health
Oral Hygiene
Original
Periodontal Diseases - complications
Periodontal Diseases - epidemiology
Prevalence
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Summary:There is disagreement on the effect of diabetes on oral hygiene. The purpose of this study was to assess the oral health and hygiene status of type 1 diabetic patient. In this case control study, periodontal health and hygiene of 80 children and adolescents (5-18 yr of age) with type 1 diabetes mellitus referred to Pediatric Endocrine Clinic of Besat Hospital Hamadan Iran 2013 - 2014 and 80 non diabetic control subjects were clinically assessed. The required data such as sex, age, duration of the diabetes, type and number of insulin injections per day were obtained from self-administered questionnaire and the patient's medical records. Participants in both groups were examined for Decay-missing- filled teeth (DMFT); dmft (for primary teeth), oral hygiene using O'Leary plaque index (PI) and gingivitis index (GI). P
ISSN:2228-7795
2228-7809