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Objective:To observe the changes of salivary Lysozyme (LZM),immunoglobulin A (IgA),lactate dehydrogenase (LDH),mean grey values (MGVs)of hard tissue of teeth and caries index(CSI)in patients after oral administration of glucocorticoid (GC).Methods:30 patients with oral administration of GC were included.The mixed saliva samples before and after 6 and 12 months of GC treatment were collected.LZMand IgA and LDH were examined.Surface layer panaorama films were taken and MGVs of hard tissue of teeth were measured.The decayed,missing and filled tooth(DMFT),decayed,missing and filled surface (DMFS), CSI were recorded.The same indexes were obtained from 30 age and gender matched healthy subjects as the control data.All statisti-cal analyses were performed using SPSS 17.0 software package.Results:After taking GC orally,the concentration of LZM,IgA and MGVs of hard tissue of teeth in the patients were lower than those in the controls(P <0.05),the LDH concentration,DMFT,DMFS and CSI in the patients were increased(P <0.05).In the patients the MGVs of hard tissue of teeth was negatively correlated with DM-FT,DMFS and CSI(P <0.01),LDH concentration was positively correlated with CSI(P <0.01),the concentration of LZMand IgA were negatively correlated with CSI(P <0.05).No change of the indexes was found in the controls.Conclusion:Oral administration of GC may increase DMFT,DMFS and CSI,decrease MGVs of hard tissue of teeth significantly reduce,the patients may be under higher risk of caries.
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El infante que trabaja para subsistir, se expone a factores que favorecerían el desarrollo de patologías como la caries y las periodontopatías, lo cual altera su calidad de vida. El objetivo de este trabajo fue describir la frecuencia de las patologías bucodentales, necesidades de tratamiento y factores de riesgo presentes en la población de estudio. Estudio descriptivo de corte transverso, en 90 menores de edad, asistidos por FUNDAR, en los años 2009 y 2010, Paraguay. Previo consentimiento de los padres fueron evaluados con un cuestionario diseñado para el efecto. Las enfermedades más frecuentes fueron caries dental (97,8%) y alteraciones dento-maxilares (96,7%). Se reporta frecuencia adecuada de cepillado en 40% de los varones y 26% de las mujeres. La necesidad de tratamiento más frecuente es la restauración atraumática (91,1%). En cuanto a dieta, la población refiere bajos niveles de frecuencia de consumo, tanto de azúcares líquidos como de sólidos (en ambos casos: 84%); referente a los momentos, existe baja frecuencia de momentos inadecuados (24%) para azúcares líquidos, no así para sólidos (84%).Los índices de caries para las distintas denticiones (de 3,1 a 6,2) se hallan en el rango de moderadas y altas según escala de la Organización Panamericana de la Salud (OPS). El cepillado y la frecuencia de ingesta de carbohidratos, como factores de riesgo, curiosamente presentan niveles muy bajos. En cuanto a los momentos de consumo, el riesgo se encuentra coherente en este estudio.
The child who works to survive is exposed to factors that would favor the development of pathologies such as caries and periodontopathies, which will alter his/her quality of life. The objective of this work was to describe the frequency of oral and dental pathologies, treatment needs and risk factors in the study population.This was a cross-sectional descriptive study including 90 minor children, assisted by FUNDAR in 2009 and 2010, in Paraguay.After obtaining the consent of their parents, the children were assessed using a questionnaire designed for this purpose.The most common diseases were dental caries (97.8%) and dento-maxillary anomalies (96.7%).Adequate tooth-brushing frequencies of 40% in males and 26% in females were found.The most frequently needed treatment was atraumatic restoration (91.1%).In relation to diet, the population referred low levels of consumption frequency of both liquid and solid sugars (in both cases: 84%); regarding time, there was a low frequency of inappropriate moments for liquid sugars (24%) but not for solid sugars (84%).The caries indexes for the different dentitions (from 3.1 to 6.2) were in the moderate and high ranges according to the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) scale. The tooth-brushing and frequency of carbohydrate intake, as risk factors, curiously showed very low levels.Concerning moments of consumption, the risk was coherent in this study.
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Dental Caries , Risk Factors , Tooth Diseases , Severity of Illness IndexABSTRACT
Se identificó la prevalencia y severidad de la caries dental, según edad y sexo, en niños institucionalizados de 2 a 5 años. Se utilizó el método descriptivo y observacional de corte transversal, donde el universo de trabajo estuvo representado por 150 niños matriculados en el Círculo Infantil Amiguitos de la Electrónica del municipio Marianao de la Ciudad de La Habana, durante el curso escolar 2005-2006. La prevalencia y severidad de la caries dental aumentó proporcionalmente con la edad, y afectó indistintamente ambos sexos. La proporción de niños sin antecedentes de caries dental fue de un 72,0 por ciento, con un índice de caries de 0,7. Se concluyó que la prevalencia y el grado de severidad de la caries dental en este grupo de edad fueron bajos, pero se demostró que guarda estrecha relación con la edad(AU)
Aim of present paper is to identify the prevalence and the severity of dental caries by age and sex in institutionalized children aged from 2 to 5 using the cross-sectional observational and descriptive method where the study universe included the children registered in Amiguitos de la Electrónica Nursery from Marianao municipality of Ciudad de la Habana during the school course 2005-2006. Prevalence and severity of dental caries increased according age and affected indiscriminately to both sexes. Children ratio without backgrounds of dental caries was of 72,0 percent with a caries rate of 0,7. We conclude that caries prevalence and severity degree in this age group was low, but there was a close relation with age(AU)