ArticleJournal of public health dentistry2009
Oral disease burden and utilization of dental care patterns among pediatric solid organ transplant recipients.
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- Clinical periodontal and dental findings in liver transplant patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis.British dental journal · 2020Pooled it
- Oral Health Status of Children With a History of Liver Transplantation.Pediatric transplantation · 2025Article
- Evaluation of UK paediatric nephrology teams' understanding, experience and perceptions of oral health outcomes and accessibility to dental care: a mixed-methods study.Pediatric nephrology (Berlin, Germany) · 2024Article
- Oral findings in paediatric patients with severe heart, liver, and kidney failure prior to organ transplantation.European archives of paediatric dentistry : official journal of the European Academy of Paediatric Dentistry · 2024Article
- Oral Health in Children with Chronic Kidney Disease, Hemodialysis, and Renal Transplantation: A Comprehensive Narrative Review of the Oral Manifestations and Dental Implications.Clinical medicine insights. Pediatrics · 2024Review
- Oral findings in children on liver transplantation programming: a scoping review.Revista paulista de pediatria : orgao oficial da Sociedade de Pediatria de Sao Paulo · 2023Article
- Oral health in children with chronic kidney disease.Pediatric nephrology (Berlin, Germany) · 2021Article
- Salivary inflammatory cytokines echo the low inflammatory burden in liver-transplanted children.Clinical oral investigations · 2021Article
- Oral Health Status of Kuwaiti Children with a History of Chronic Liver Disease.Medical principles and practice : international journal of the Kuwait University, Health Science Centre · 2019Article
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Abstract
objectivesWe conducted a study among pediatric renal (RTRs) and liver transplant recipients (LTRs) to determine: a) the overall burden of oral disease; and b) the frequency with which this population utilizes dental care services in relation to sociodemographic factors and oral disease burden.
methodsIn this cross-sectional survey, study procedures included the completion of a standardized questionnaire (by parents/guardians), oral mucosal examination, assessment of caries, gingival enlargement, and plaque index.
resultsThe 142 children (82 RTRs and 60 LTRs) enrolled from April 2002 to November 2005 were predominantly Latino (41 percent) and Caucasian (34 percent). Forty-three percent had at least one carious surface (in either a deciduous or permanent tooth), 19 percent had five or more carious surfaces, and 25 percent had gingival enlargement. We found only one case of oral candidiasis. Even though 72 percent of parents/guardians reported their child had a regular source of dental care, only 49 percent had a dental cleaning and 44 percent had dental radiographs in the past year, reflecting a low prevalence of preventive dental care. Among children with no regular source of dental care, there were statistically significantly higher proportions of Latinos, younger children, and families with an annual household income <$35,000.
conclusionWhile the prevalence of oral mucosal disease and gingival enlargement was low, the prevalence of children with caries was high, and there was low use of preventive dental care. Strategies to improve this population's utilization of preventive dental care are needed.
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