Comparison of the Oral Hygiene Status in Children With and Without Juvenile Diabetes - A Comparative Study.

Autor: Govindaraju L; Department of Pedodontics, Saveetha Dental College and Hospitals, Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences, Saveetha University, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India., Gurunathan D; Department of Pedodontics, Saveetha Dental College and Hospital, Saveetha University, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Indian journal of dental research : official publication of Indian Society for Dental Research [Indian J Dent Res] 2023 Oct 01; Vol. 34 (4), pp. 410-412. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Apr 19.
DOI: 10.4103/ijdr.ijdr_1142_21
Abstrakt: Background: The rise in awareness programs with regard to the maintenance of oral hygiene in children with diabetes has led to a hypothetical question if children with juvenile diabetes are still under the risk of developing dental caries and having poor oral hygiene.
Aim: To compare the oral hygiene status of the children with and without juvenile diabetes.
Materials and Method: The study was conducted as age and sex matched case-control study. Sixty-six children diagnosed with juvenile diabetes were compared with the age and sex matched 66 healthy controls with respect to the oral hygiene index, gingival index and DMFT/def index. Mean of the obtained scores of the variables were compared between the groups using Mann-Whitney test with significance level set at 5%.
Results and Conclusion: No statistically significant differences were noted in the gingival condition and dental caries experience between the children with and without juvenile diabetes (P = 0.820; 0.504; 0.422). However, the overall oral hygiene status was found to be poor in children with juvenile diabetes (P = 0.003). No significant differences were observed in the gingival status and the dental caries prevalence between the two groups.
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