ArticleSpecial care in dentistry : official publication of the American Association of Hospital Dentists, the Academy of Dentistry for the Handicapped, and the American Society for Geriatric Dentistry
Oral Status and Oral-Related Quality of Life in Pre-Dialysis Chronic Kidney Disease Patients.
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introductionThis study evaluated oral health status and oral health-related quality of life in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) in the pre-dialysis stage compared to individuals without CKD.
methodsA total of 49 pre-dialysis CKD patients (GFR < 60 mL/min./1.73 m
resultsThe CKD group had a mean age of 59.29 (±10.08) years, while the control group had 56.46 (±7.87) years. No significant differences were observed between groups in age, ethnicity, education, or smoking status (p > 0.05). CKD patients exhibited higher levels of dental plaque (p = 0.02), calculus (p = 0.03), periodontitis (p = 0.01), and edentulism (p = 0.02) but showed no differences in caries prevalence (p > 0.05).
conclusionGeneral health-related quality of life (SF-36) was similar between groups (p > 0.05), whereas oral health-related quality of life (OHIP-14) was worse in the control group (p < 0.005). The higher prevalence of edentulism in CKD patients resulted in greater prosthesis use.
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