Oral Candidal Load and Oral Health Status in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Patients: A Case-Cohort Study
| Autor: | Edward Lynch, Veena Shetty, Sunena Shetty, Avidyuti Chowdhury, Shilpa M. Shenoy, Mohmed Isaqali Karobari, Shahnawaz Khijmatgar, Chitta Ranjan Chowdhury, Giridhar Belur, Rajesh Venkataram, Martin Gootveld, Anand Marya, K Chaithra |
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| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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Male medicine.medical_specialty Article Subject Oral Hygiene Index Health Status education Pulmonary disease Oral Health Dental Caries Oral health behavioral disciplines and activities Oral hygiene General Biochemistry Genetics and Molecular Biology law.invention Cohort Studies Pulmonary Disease Chronic Obstructive Candidiasis Oral Risk Factors law Internal medicine Humans Medicine Risk factor Aged Candida COPD General Immunology and Microbiology business.industry General Medicine Middle Aged Oral Hygiene medicine.disease Confidence interval Cross-Sectional Studies Gram staining Case-Control Studies Female Periodontal Index business psychological phenomena and processes Research Article Cohort study |
| Zdroj: | BioMed Research International, Vol 2021 (2021) BioMed Research International |
| ISSN: | 2314-6141 2314-6133 |
| DOI: | 10.1155/2021/5548746 |
| Popis: | Objective. The objective of this study was to determine the candidal load of the patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) and evaluate the oral health status of subjects with COPD. Material and Methods. N = 112 COPD subjects and N = 100 control subjects were included in the study. The selection of COPD cases was confirmed based on the set criteria from the American College of Physicians. The oral health status was assessed as per WHO criteria to determine the score of decayed, missing, and filled teeth (DMFT), significant caries index (SiC), community periodontal index and treatment needs (CPITN), and oral hygiene index-simplified (OHI-S). Gram staining was performed to identify Candida using the whole saliva. Quantitative evaluation of the candidal load was carried out using Sabouraud Dextrose Agar (SDA). Chrome agar was used to differentiate between the commensal carriages. A statistical analysis paired t -test and 95% confidence interval (CI) for proportions was carried out using STATA software. Results. Candidal growth was found in 21.42% ( n = 24 ) of COPD cases and 1.1% ( n = 11 ) of control cases ( p < 0.05 ) (95% CI 0.45, 0.59). The DMFT score was 8.26 in COPD subjects and 4.6 in controls, the SiC score was 16.42 in COPD subjects and 10.25 in controls, and the CPITN score for both COPD and control cases was score 2. Conclusion. In conclusion, there was a higher candidal load among subjects suffering from COPD. Theophylline medication can be a risk factor for increased candidal load in COPD patients. |
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