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Possible link between dental diseases and arteriosclerosis in patients on hemodialysis.
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- Poor oral hygiene and dental caries predict high mortality rate in hemodialysis: a 3-year cohort study.Scientific reports · 2020Trial
- Dental caries prevalence in relation to the cardiovascular diseases: cross-sectional findings from the Iranian kurdish population.BMC oral health · 2024Article
- Porphyromonas gingivalis infection in the oral cavity is associated with elevated galactose-deficient IgA1 and increased nephritis severity in IgA nephropathy.Clinical and experimental nephrology · 2024Article
- Association between the number of existing teeth and maintenance dialysis therapy: A cross-sectional study of adult male dentists.PloS one · 2024Article
- Dental cleaning behavior and related factors among hemodialysis patients in the West of Iran: A cross-sectional study.Clinical and experimental dental research · 2023Article
- Prevalence of Dental Caries in Patients on Renal Replacement Therapy-A Systematic Review.Journal of clinical medicine · 2023Review
- [Research Progress in the Correlation Between Oral Microbiota and Chronic Kidney Disease].Sichuan da xue xue bao. Yi xue ban = Journal of Sichuan University. Medical science edition · 2023Review
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- Dental caries status is associated with arteriosclerosis in patients on hemodialysis.Clinical and experimental nephrology · 2021Article
- Isolation and Identification of Potentially Pathogenic Microorganisms Associated with Dental Caries in Human Teeth Biofilms.Microorganisms · 2020Article
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Abstract
backgroundPatients on hemodialysis must undergo this procedure at a hospital three times weekly and might be unable to visit a dentist. In addition, dentists might hesitate to provide oral care because such patients tend to bleed because they are medicated with anticoagulants, are susceptible to bacterial infections, and might have unusual drug reactions. We postulated that patients on hemodialysis have worse oral status than healthy people, which in turn might predispose such patients to systemic complications.
methodsWe compared the status of dental caries and periodontal diseases among 80 patients on hemodialysis and 76 healthy individuals (controls) using the decayed, missing, or filled teeth (DMFT) index, total number of C4 teeth (destruction of the entire tooth crown), and periodontal pocket depth. Clinical data were analyzed after all patients on hemodialysis and controls provided written, informed consent to participate in the study.
resultsTotal number of C4 teeth (p = 0.021), missing teeth (MT) index (p = 0.0302), and DMFT index score ≥ 24 (p = 0.017) were significantly higher in patients on hemodialysis than controls. Pulse pressure (p = 0.0042) and the prevalence of a history of heart disease such as angina pectoris and acute myocardial infarction (p = 0.029) were higher in patients on hemodialysis with higher (≥ 24) than lower (< 24) DMFT index scores. Periodontal pocket depth was not significantly different between these two groups.
conclusionWorse status of dental caries is possibly associated with arteriosclerosis among patients on hemodialysis.
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