Aim of study: Evaluating the oral health status of children with congenital heart
disease in comparison with the healthy children in Lattakia city.
Materials and Methods: A total of 100 children aged between 5 and 12 years
attending the pediatric
clinic of AL-Assad Hospital-Lattakia were included. The study
group was consisted of 50 children diagnosed with heart disease. The control group was
consisted of 50 healthy children of the same age and gender. Dental caries, plaque,
gingivitis and developmental enamel defects were assessed for each child in the two
groups.
Results: Mean dmft, gingivitis and plaque were significantly higher in the cardiac
group as compared to the control group. Statistically, no significant differences were found
in the comparison between the prevalence of developmental enamel defects and mean
DMFT for the two groups.
Conclusion: Children with congenital heart disease had a poor oral health compared
to the healthy children, which increased the risk of susceptibility to bacteremia and
development of infective endocarditis. Therefore, dental care for children with heart
disease must be seriously considered at an early age when the first tooth erupts.
Aim of study:The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effect of antiasthma drug (Budesonide) on oral health of asthmatic children during one year of treatment. Materials and Methods: Thirty children with asthma aged (5-10) years were selected fro
m the children who presented to children´s section at AL-Assad University Hospital in Lattakia with medium asthma severity and they needed to use antiasthma inhaled drug (Budesonide).This study have evaluated dental caries, gingival bleeding, dental plaque and saliva pH for each child before and after treatment with Budesonide in (3-6-9-12) months. Results: The results showed increasing in DMFT, dmft indices ,gingival bleeding index and dental plaque after follow- up for 12 months.
Background and Aim: Dental caries and malocclusion are among the most common
chronic dental diseases in childhood. The aim of present study was to assess the severity of
dental caries and orthodontic treatment needs and the relation between them in
a sample of
10- to 12-year-old Damascus schoolchildren.
Methods: This cross-sectional study included 1428 children (677 males and 751
females), all were in the late mixed dentitions and orthodontically untreated. Their dental
health status was assessed using DMFT index and need for orthodontic treatment by the
dental health component of the index of orthodontic treatment need (DHC-IOTN).
Analytical statistics were calculated using 2-sample t-test, Chi-square, One-way ANOVA
and Bonferroni tests. All the results were judged at a 95% confidence level.
Results: The overall mean of DMFT was 4.4±3.2 without significant differences
between males and females (p=0.705). Extreme and severe need for orthodontic treatment
(grades 4 and 5 of IOTN) was registered in 341 subjects (23.88%), without significant
differences between males and females (p=0.710). The severity of dental caries was
significantly greater among patients with more severe grades of orthodontic treatment
need.
Conclusions: The DHC-IOTN index is reliable and userfriendly, which can be used
for orthodontic epidemiological studies. There is significant relation between higher
DMFT index and orthodontic treatment need. Therefore, early treatment and preventive
national programmes is strongly advised.
