Dental Caries Among Kosovar Children with Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus
Pesqui. bras. odontopediatria clín. integr
;
18(1): 4140, 15/01/2018. tab
Article
in English
| LILACS, BBO
| ID: biblio-966919
ABSTRACT
Objective:
To evaluate the oral health status in children with type 1 diabetes mellitus. Material andMethods:
Dental examinations, based on World Health Organization caries diagnostic criteria for DMFT index for permanent dentition and survey were performed among 160 children, aged 10-15-year-old, divided into two groups. The first group consisted of 80 children with type 1 diabetes mellitus (41 females, 39 males), and in the second group, consisted 80 healthy children (49 females, 31 males). Frequency, odds ratio and Mann-Whitney U test were used in the statistical analyses. The level of significance was set at 5%.Results:
The higher mean of the DMFT index was found among children with type 1 diabetes compared to the healthy group. The mean DMFT index for diabetic children was 6.56 ± 3.56 and for the healthy group was 4.21 ± 2.63. Moreover, the frequency of decayed teeth was higher in children with type 1 diabetes than in the healthy group. The higher risk of caries was found in diabetic children compared with healthy for 1.35 times. A higher proportion of children, 61.25% with type 1 diabetes mellitus, reported that they brush their teeth once per day, 22.50% twice per day, and 16.25% rarely. From the healthy group, 46.25% of children brush their teeth once per day, and 42.50% twice per day and 11.25% rarely brush their teeth per day.Conclusion:
Diabetic children are at higher risk for caries than are healthy children.
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Index:
LILACS (Americas)
Main subject:
Child
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Oral Health
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Dental Caries
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Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1
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Kosovo
Limits:
Female
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Humans
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Male
Country/Region as subject:
Europa
Language:
English
Journal:
Pesqui. bras. odontopediatria clín. integr
Journal subject:
Dentistry
Year:
2018
Type:
Article
Institution/Affiliation country:
University of Prishtina/XK
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