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ArticleBMC oral health2021

Oral health of aboriginal people with kidney disease living in Central Australia.

Kostas Kapellas, Jaquelyne T Hughes, Alan Cass, Louise J Maple-Brown, Michael R Skilton, David Harris, Lisa M Askie, Wendy Hoy, Basant Pawar, Kirsty McKenzie and 4 more

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Article in BMC oral health, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

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5 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 9 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

14 authors at 8 institutions in 1 country.

Kostas KapellasAustralian Research Centre for Population Oral Health, Adelaide Dental School, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia.
Jaquelyne T HughesWellbeing and Preventable Chronic Disease Division, Menzies School of Health Research, Charles Darwin University, Darwin, Australia.
Alan CassWellbeing and Preventable Chronic Disease Division, Menzies School of Health Research, Charles Darwin University, Darwin, Australia.
Louise J Maple-BrownWellbeing and Preventable Chronic Disease Division, Menzies School of Health Research, Charles Darwin University, Darwin, Australia.
Michael R SkiltonBoden Collaboration for Obesity, Nutrition, Exercise and Eating Disorders, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia.
David HarrisDepartment of Renal Medicine, Westmead Centre for Medical Research, Westmead Hospital, University of Sydney, Westmead, Australia.
Lisa M AskieNHMRC Clinical Trials Centre, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia.
Wendy HoyGriffith University, Brisbane, Australia.
Basant PawarNT Government, Darwin, Australia.
Kirsty McKenzieBoden Collaboration for Obesity, Nutrition, Exercise and Eating Disorders, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia.
Cherian T SajivNT Government, Darwin, Australia.
Peter ArrowWA Government, Perth, Australia.
Alex BrownSouth Australian Health and Medical Research Institute, Adelaide, Australia.
Lisa M JamiesonAustralian Research Centre for Population Oral Health, Adelaide Dental School, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia. lisa.jamieson@adelaide.edu.au.
The University of Sydney · AUGovernment of the Northern Territory · AUMenzies School of Health Research · AUThe University of Adelaide · AUCharles Darwin University · AUGovernment of Western Australia · AUGriffith University · AUSouth Australian Health and Medical Research Institute · AU

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundAssociations between kidney disease and periodontal disease are not well documented among Aboriginal people of Australia. The purpose of this investigation was to report and compare demographic, oral health, anthropometric and systemic health status of Aboriginal Australians with kidney disease and to compare against relevant Aboriginal Australians and Australian population estimates. This provides much needed evidence to inform dental health service provision policies for Aboriginal Australians with kidney disease.

methodsSample frequencies and means were assessed in adults represented in six datasets including: (1) 102 Aboriginal Australians with kidney disease residing in Central Australia who participated in a detailed oral health assessment; (2) 312 Aboriginal participants of the Northern Territory's PerioCardio study; (3) weighted estimates from 4775 participants from Australia's National Survey of Adult Oral Health (NSAOH); (4) Australian 2016 Census (all Australians); (5) National Health Survey 2017-2018 (all Australians) and; (6) Australian Health Survey: Biomedical Results for Chronic Diseases, 2011-2012 (all Australians). Oral health status was described by periodontal disease and experience of dental caries (tooth decay). Statistically significant differences were determined via non-overlapping 95% confidence intervals.

resultsAboriginal Australians with kidney disease were significantly older, less likely to have a tertiary qualification or be employed compared with both PerioCardio study counterparts and NSAOH participants. Severe periodontitis was found in 54.3% of Aboriginal Australians with kidney disease, almost 20 times the 2.8% reported in NSAOH. A higher proportion of Aboriginal Australians with kidney disease had teeth with untreated caries and fewer dental restorations when compared to NSAOH participants. The extent of periodontal attachment loss and periodontal pocketing among Aboriginal Australians with kidney disease (51.0%, 21.4% respectively) was several magnitudes greater than PerioCardio study (22.0%, 12.3% respectively) and NSAOH (5.4%, 1.3% respectively) estimates.

conclusionsAboriginal Australians with kidney disease exhibited more indicators of poorer oral health than both the general Australian population and a general Aboriginal population from Australia's Northern Territory. It is imperative that management of oral health among Aboriginal Australians with kidney disease be included as part of their ongoing medical care.

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Dental CariesKidney DiseasesAdultHumansNorthern TerritoryOral HealthAboriginal AustralianCensusChronic kidney diseaseEnd-stage kidney diseasePeriodontal diseasePopulation survey

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PMID33541341
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