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To assess the association between periodontal diseases and cardiovascular diseases in dental patients in Cameroon, a prospective observational study was carried out in 3 hospitals in Cameroon from January 2013 to December 2015. Data on general condition, age, gender and lifestyle were collected during medical history taking. The Dutch Periodontal Screening Index assessed periodontal health during oral examination. The Wilcoxon test, the Fisher test and logistic regression analysis were performed. 558 patients (53.9% women) were included in the study. The mean age was 44±13 years (30 to 85). In terms of overall health, 161 (28.9%) had cardiovascular diseases (CVD) and 73 (13.1%) had diabetes. Hypertension accounted for 87.6% of CVD. In terms of periodontal diseases (PD), 431 (77.2%) patients had PD, the break-down by PD was 347 (62.2%) gingivitis and 84 (15%) periodontitis. Statistical associations were found between CVD and gingivitis [OR=4.30 (1.85-10.00), P=0.001], and CVD and periodontitis [OR=2.87 (1.04-7.93); P=0.04]
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Cameroon , Cardiovascular Diseases , Diabetes Mellitus , Gingivitis , Periodontal Diseases , PeriodontitisABSTRACT
Au fur et à mesure que sont apparues les informations sur l'étiologie et la pathogenèse des maladies parodontales et devant la complexité de ces maladies, l'intérêt d'établir une classification s'est avéré indispensable. De ce fait, plusieurs investigateurs et auteurs ont donné leurs noms à de nombreuses classifications parodontales qui ont été utilisées par les cliniciens et chercheurs à travers le monde. Cependant, toutes les classifications précédentes ont été critiquées.Ainsi, la nécessité d'une révision du système de classification a été soulevée par les participants au World Workshop de 1996 et a amené l'Académie Américaine de Parodontologie (AAP) à former un comité scientifique chargé de cette révision.Leur travail a abouti à l'élaboration d'une nouvelle classification qui fut adoptée par l'AAP Nous allons essayer d'introduire cette nouvelle classification et d'analyser les changements qu'elle apporte par rapport à celle du World Workshop de 1989
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Gingivitis , Morocco , Periodontal Diseases/classification , Periodontal Diseases/etiologyABSTRACT
Des manifestations bucco-dentaires liees a la grossesse ont ete souvent decrites; et la gingivite dite gravidique en serait une des plus frequentes. L'integration de la consultation odontologique a la consultation prenatale est donc necessaire
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Gingivitis , Oral Health , Pregnancy , Prenatal CareABSTRACT
The aim of this paper was to assess the oral health knowledge and attitude of public health nurse students at Muhimbili Public Health Nurse School. The questionnaire was used to assess both knowledge and attitude. A total of 43 students participated in this study. The results show that the group had high knowledge on etiology and prevention of tooth decay (81.4 per cent); but very low knowledge on the etiology and prevention of gingivitis (21 and 44 per cent respectively). A high proportion of the participants showed positive attitude towards oral health. Since tooth decay is the leading cause of tooth loss in Tanzania; it can be concluded that the oral health knowledge and attitude of the public health nurses students 1989/90 was adequate for them as future oral health educators in Tanzania
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Dental Caries , Gingivitis , Health Education , Knowledge , Oral HealthABSTRACT
A prospective study was undertaken at the children's clinic of Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospital; Ile-Ife; to determine the pattern of tooth loss among 623 suburban Nigerian children. The range of the children was between one and a half to 15 years with a mean and standard deviation of 9.9 and 3.7 years respectively. Most of the teeth were lost in the permanent dentition and mixed dentition stages with 43.2 and 42.7 per cent respectively. There was no statistical significant difference in both sexes of various age group. Dental caries and necrotising ulcerative gingivitis were the most common causes of tooth mortality
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Dental Care , Dental Caries , Gingivitis , Infant Mortality/trends , Tooth , Tooth Loss , Urban PopulationABSTRACT
The present study is on oral health conditions of 319 Tanzanian secondary school scholars; aged 14-17 years. The prevalence of caries was 51 per cent. The mean DT; MT and FT-score was 1.10; 0.22 and 0.03; respectively. Girls had significantly higher caries levels than boys (p = 0.005). Missing teeth were observed in 14 per cent of the scholars examined. Occlusal surfaces were the surfaces most affected and the molars the most affected tooth type. The prevalence of heavy plaque (score = 2); calculus and gingival bleeding was 42 per cent; 82 per cent and 44 per cent respectively. Boys had higher percentages of all sites covered with plaque; calculus and gingival bleeding than girls. The present survey amongst 14-17 years olds revealed a much higher caries experience and a higher prevalence of missing teeth due to caries than reported amongst 12-yr-old Tanzanian children. Since Tanzania has a population-based preventive strategy targeted at 0-15-yr olds; it is suggested monitoring changes in oral health conditions at the age of 15 instead of 12 years
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Dental Calculus , Dental Caries , Dental Plaque , Gingivitis , InfantABSTRACT
Ce texte presente une etude menee au centre neuro-psychopathologique de Kinshasa au Zaire et concernant 98 malades des 2 sexes hospitalises qui revele que la grande majorite de ces sujets ont ont une hygiene buccale defectueuse. Outre les tartres; la carie dentaire et la gingivite qui constituent les pathologies orales les plus courantes; l'etude revele surtout une usure pathologique et inquietante des couronnes dentaires chez tous les malades : cette ablasion est imputable au bruxisme. Les auteurs estiment qu'il incombe aux psychiatres et neurologistes d'orienter periodiquement des malades mentaux vers les consultations odonto-stomatologiques