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Dental caries, oral hygiene, and oral clearance in children with craniofacial disorders.
Ahluwalia, M; Brailsford, S R; Tarelli, E; Gilbert, S C; Clark, D T; Barnard, K; Beighton, D.
Afiliação
  • Ahluwalia M; Dental Caries Research Group, Guy's, King's and St Thomas' Dental Institute, Caldecot Road, Denmark Hill, London, England. SE5 9RW.
J Dent Res ; 83(2): 175-9, 2004 Feb.
Article em En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-14742659
ABSTRACT
The reason that children with cleft palates tend to have a greater prevalence of tooth decay than normal children is unclear. We hypothesized that children with cleft palates would have increased oral clearance times for foods and, consequently, higher levels of caries and caries-associated micro-organisms than control children. Children aged 6-16 yrs, with (n = 81) or without (n = 61) cleft palates, were studied. Children with cleft palates had DMFT and dmft scores greater (p < 0.01) than those of the control group. The number of caries-associated organisms was greater in the saliva of the cleft palate children (all p < 0.001). The oral hygiene, plaque and gingival index scores were greater (p < 0.0001), oral clearance was longer (p < 0.01), and levels of sucrose and starch-derived saccharides higher (p < 0.01) in the cleft palate group. However, salivary concentrations of organic acids were lower in the children with craniofacial disorders, probably reflecting the altered physiology of the more mature dental biofilm. The longer oral clearance times of foods and the consequent generation of fermentable sugars from starches may contribute to the higher caries prevalence observed in children with cleft palates.
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Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Higiene Bucal / Fenda Labial / Fissura Palatina / Cárie Dentária / Boca Tipo de estudo: Risk_factors_studies Limite: Adolescent / Child / Female / Humans / Male Idioma: En Revista: J Dent Res Ano de publicação: 2004 Tipo de documento: Article
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Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Higiene Bucal / Fenda Labial / Fissura Palatina / Cárie Dentária / Boca Tipo de estudo: Risk_factors_studies Limite: Adolescent / Child / Female / Humans / Male Idioma: En Revista: J Dent Res Ano de publicação: 2004 Tipo de documento: Article