Clinical and Microbiological Assessment of Dental Caries among Children/Adolescents with Chronic Renal Failure | ||
| Egyptian Dental Journal | ||
| Article 15, Volume 68, Issue 4 - Serial Number 1, October 2022, Pages 3055-3063 PDF (562.22 K) | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/edj.2022.145229.2155 | ||
| Author | ||
| Alaa Eldin Ismail* | ||
| Associated Professor of Pedodontics and Oral Health Department, Faculty of Dental Medicine (Boys, Cairo), Al-Azhar University | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Abstract: Background: Renal failure is a common public health disease among the young age (Children/Adolescents) population. Most of those population doesn’t have any dental care in combination with the increasing attention of their parents/caregivers toward their systemic disease. Objective: The present study was directed to assess the correlation between Chronic Renal Failure (CRF) and the prevalence of dental caries among children and adolescents. Subject and methods: This study was conducted on four hundred Egyptian children and adolescents aged 6-18 years. The enrolled subjects were selected according to designed criteria and divided into two equal groups; subjects with renal failure and control healthy subjects. Each subject was clinically assessed using the International Caries Detection and Assessment System (ICDAS). A saliva sample from each subject was taken for microbial investigation and assessment. Results: The results revealed a significantly lower caries prevalence among the subjects with chronic renal failure with significantly higher enamel defects. Moreover, the microbiological analysis showed a significant reduction in the count of Streptococcus mutans and Lactobacilli in (CRF) individuals. Conclusion: Subjects with chronic renal failure showed a significant reduction in dental caries and bacterial counts with a significant increase in enamel defects. Keywords: Dental caries - Renal Failure – ICDAS - Streptococcus mutans - Lactobacilli | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Dental caries; Renal Failure; ICDAS | ||
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