Atopic dermatitis and dental manifestations.
G Ital Dermatol Venereol
; 152(2): 122-125, 2017 Apr.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-26446571
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Atopic dermatitis is a chronic skin disease associated with epidermal dysfunction commonly seen in children. The aim of this study was to evaluate the possible correlation between atopic dermatitis and dental diseases in paediatric patients.METHODS:
An observational study was conducted by the Department of Paediatric Dentistry of the Policlinico Tor Vergata among a group of 300 children, between 2 and 17 years of age and of both genders, for a period of 6 months from January 2013 to June 2013. Socio-demographic data including race, gender, and age were collected. Clinical and dermatological examinations were performed in all patients; family and medical history of atopy was recorded for each patient and relatives.RESULTS:
Three hundred patients, aged between 2 and 17 years, with mean age of 8.9 (±2.12), were enrolled; 90/300 (30%) were affected by atopic dermatitis. Of those, 69/90 (76.6%) had a medical history of spoil habit, 49/90 (54%) had caries, 58/90 (64.4%) had malocclusion disease, 13/90 (14.4%) had anatomical dental abnormalities.CONCLUSIONS:
In conclusion, in the current investigation we found a higher prevalence of atopic dermatitis in pediatric dentistry patients compared to the general population suggesting that dental diseases could be involved in the pathogenesis of AD.
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01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Tooth Abnormalities
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Dental Caries
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Dermatitis, Atopic
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Malocclusion
Type of study:
Observational_studies
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Prevalence_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limits:
Adolescent
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Child
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Child, preschool
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Language:
En
Journal:
G Ital Dermatol Venereol
Year:
2017
Document type:
Article
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