IS ORAL HEALTH STATUS OF CHILDREN WITH β-THALASSEMIA WORSE THAN THAT OF THEIR NORMAL COUNTERPARTS?

Authors

  • Dr. Ambrina Qureshi Assistant Professor, Department of Community Dentistry, Dow University of Health Sciences, Karachi, Pakistan.
  • Dr. Saima Chaudhry PhD Scholar. Department of Oral Health Sciences, Shaikh Zayed Federal Postgraduate Medical Institute, Shaikh Zayed Medical Complex, Lahore, Pakistan.
  • Dr. Masood Alam Shad Professor, Department of Operative Dentistry, Multan Medical & Dental College, Multan, Pakistan
  • Dr. Faisal Izhar Department of Oral Health Sciences, Shaikh Zayed Federal Postgraduate Medical Institute, Shaikh Zayed Medical Complex, Lahore, Pakistan.
  • Dr. Ayyaz Ali Khan Head, Department of Oral Health Sciences, Shaikh Zayed Federal Postgraduate Medical Institute, Shaikh Zayed Medical Complex, Lahore, Pakistan.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.33279/jkcd.v1i01.436

Keywords:

Oral health, β-Thalassemia, Dental caries, Gingival condition.

Abstract

Objectives: To determine the association, if any, of patients suffering from β-Thalassemia with dental caries, gingival condition and oral health status and compare it to their normal counterparts.

Methods: A total of 90 children suffering from β-Thalassemia and 60 healthy controls (age range 6-15 years) were selected from similar socio-economic and parental education background. Oral hygiene status and gingival condition were examined using Oral Hygiene Index-Simplified and Modified Gingival Index respectively. Dental caries was recorded using DMFT/dmft Index according to the criteria described by the World Health Organization.

Results: Dental caries status in both primary and permanent dentition was found similar in both the groups of children (p>0.5). GI score of thalassemic children was 0.73 ± 1.08 and of the healthy subjects was 0.85 ± 0.95 (p>0.5), however oral health status of the two groups was found to be different (p<0.005) with a larger number of healthy group having “good” oral hygiene as compared to their thalassemic counterparts.

Conclusion: There was no significant difference in the dental caries status and gingival condition of children with β-Thalassemia as compared to their normal counterparts; however, oral hygiene status of the healthy children was significantly better than children suffering from β-Thalassemia.

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Published

2010-12-31

How to Cite

Dr. Ambrina Qureshi, Dr. Saima Chaudhry, Dr. Masood Alam Shad, Dr. Faisal Izhar, & Dr. Ayyaz Ali Khan. (2010). IS ORAL HEALTH STATUS OF CHILDREN WITH β-THALASSEMIA WORSE THAN THAT OF THEIR NORMAL COUNTERPARTS?. JOURNAL OF KHYBER COLLEGE OF DENTISTRY, 1(01), 4–7. https://doi.org/10.33279/jkcd.v1i01.436

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Vol. 1 No. 01 (2010): Journal of Khyber College of Dentistry

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