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AIM: This study aimed to analyze the oral health conditions of pregnant women. The analysis involves evaluating two key indices: the decayed, missing, and filled teeth (DMFT) index and the basic erosive wear examination (BEWE) index. Furthermore, this study investigated potential correlations between calcium (Ca) and phosphate (P) levels within specific time intervals and the aforementioned oral health indices.
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Calcium , Oral Health , Phosphates , Humans , Female , Pregnancy , Phosphates/blood , Phosphates/analysis , Calcium/blood , Adult , Young Adult , DMF Index , Pregnancy Complications/blood , Pregnancy Complications/epidemiologyABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE: This pilot study aimed to evaluate red-complex bacteria (RCB) loads in edentulous patients, before and after dentures' insertion. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Thirty patients were included in the study. Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) isolated from bacterial samples were obtained from the dorsum of the tongue before and 3 months after complete dentures (CDs) insertion in order to identify the presence of RCB (Tannerella forsythia, Porphyromonas gingivalis, and Treponema denticola) and quantify their loads, using real-time polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR). Bacterial loads were represented as "Lg (genome equivalents/sample)" and the data classified according to the "ParodontoScreen" test. RESULTS: Significant changes in bacterial loads were observed before and 3 months after the CDs insertion for: P. gingivalis (0.40 ± 0.90 vs 1.29 ± 1.64, p = 0.0007), T. forsythia (0.36 ±0.94 vs 0.87 ± 1.45, p = 0.005), and T. denticola (0.11 ± 0.41 vs 0.33 ± 0.75, p = 0.03). Before the CDs insertion, all patients had a normal bacterial prevalence range (100%) for all analyzed bacteria. Three months after the insertion, 2 (6.7%) of them had a moderate bacterial prevalence range for P. gingivalis, while 28 (93.3%) had a normal bacterial prevalence range. CONCLUSION: The use of CDs has a significant impact on increasing RCB loads in edentulous patients.
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How to cite this article: Veseli E, Tovani-Palone MR, Veseli A, et al. Should ChatGPT Have Some Applicability in the Management of Emergency Dental Care for Emigrant Adults and Children? J Contemp Dent Pract 2023;24(11):819-820. Keywords: Artificial intelligence, Dental care, Dentistry, Emigrants and immigrants, Public health.
