Oral conditions in patients with Sjögren’s Syndrome: a Systematic Review - doi:10.5020/18061230.2006.p234

Autor: Marina Fernandes de Sena, José Ferreira Lima Junior, Maria Ângela Fernandes Ferreira
Jazyk: portugalština
Rok vydání: 2012
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Zdroj: Revista Brasileira em Promoção da Saúde, Vol 19, Iss 4, Pp 234-239 (2012)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1806-1222
1806-1230
DOI: 10.5020/988
Popis: The aim of this study was to investigate through a systematic review, the oral manifestations of Sjögren’s syndrome. It had as research sources: manual searches in publications, sites and electronic data bases such as MEDLINE, LILACS and BBO. As its inclusion criteria: cross-sectional, case-control and cohort studies which data collection was done by means of clinical indexes for dental caries, periodontal disease and oral mucosa. The selected idioms were: Portuguese, English and Spanish; in the period of 1990 to 2003. Searching strategies used included the following words: Sjögren, dmf, caries, decay, periodontal, plaque and gingivitis. Thirteen studies were selected, one of these in Spanish and the others in English. All delineations were case-control, 54% of these aimed at evaluating the relationship between patients with the syndrome and caries presence, 85% with periodontal disease and 32% relating to the alterations of oral mucosa. The analyzed studies showed that the main symptom of Sjögren’s syndrome is xerostomy and that exist a slight association between syndromic patients and dental caries index and some alterations of oral mucosa and a weak association with periodontal diseases.
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