Dental diseases in subjects with β-thalassemia major

Dental diseases in subjects with β-thalassemia major

– Objectives:  The aim of this study was to determine whether β‐thalassemia major is associated with an increase in the severity of periodontal disease and dental caries. Methods: A total of 61 thalassemia patients and 63 healthy controls (age range = 6–18 years) were examined for plaque deposits, g...

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Veröffentlicht in:Community dentistry and oral epidemiology 2002-12, Vol.30 (6), p.418-422
Hauptverfasser: Al-Wahadni, Ahed M., Taani, D. Quteish, Al-Omari, M. O.
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Adolescent
beta-Thalassemia - complications
Case-Control Studies
Child
Dental Care for Chronically Ill
dental caries
Dental Caries - etiology
Dental Plaque Index
Dentistry
DMF Index
Female
gingivitis
Gingivitis - etiology
Humans
Male
Periodontal Index
periodontitis
Periodontitis - etiology
Reproducibility of Results
Statistics, Nonparametric
thalassemia
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Zusammenfassung:– Objectives:  The aim of this study was to determine whether β‐thalassemia major is associated with an increase in the severity of periodontal disease and dental caries. Methods: A total of 61 thalassemia patients and 63 healthy controls (age range = 6–18 years) were examined for plaque deposits, gingivitis, periodontitis and dental caries using Silness and Löe plaque index (Pl.I), Löe and Silness gingival index (GI), probing pocket depth (PPD) and DMFT, respectively. Results: There were no significant differences in Pl.I, GI and PPD scores between both thalassemia patients and healthy control groups (P > 0.05). Dental caries was significantly higher in thalassemia patients group (P 
ISSN:0301-5661
1600-0528
DOI:10.1034/j.1600-0528.2002.00012.x