Characteristics of Oral Abnormalities in Liver Transplant Candidates
| Autor: | J Guggenheimer, JM Close, B Eghtesad, C Shay |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2010 |
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| Zdroj: | International Journal of Organ Transplantation Medicine, Vol 1, Iss 3, Pp 107-113 (2010) |
| Druh dokumentu: | article |
| ISSN: | 2008-6490 2008-6482 |
| Popis: | Background: Several oral mucosal abnormalities have been reported to occur more frequently in patients with liver disease. It has, however, not been determined if these conditions are related to the disease or are manifestationsof extraneous factors not associated with the liver pathology.Objective: To identify and quantify oral abnormalities in candidates for liver transplantation, and to determinewhether these conditions were correlated with the type of liver disease or were the result of other patient variables.Methods: Oral examinations were performed on 300 candidates for liver transplantation to assess their oral health and to record the presence and types of oral mucosal pathologies. Abnormalities most frequently encountered were analyzed for significant associations with classification of liver disease, hyposalivation, diuretic therapy, edentulism, or smoking.Results: Among these subjects, 175 (58%) had one or more abnormalities. The anomalies most frequentlyfound were fissured tongue (37%), atrophy of the papillae of the tongue (18%), angular cheilitis (4%) and manifestations of clinical candidiasis (2%). Clinical hyposalivation was found in 28.7% of all patients and 70% of those who were on diuretic therapy. Fissured tongue and atrophy of the tongue papillae were significantly associated with hyposalivation (p |
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