scholarly journals The Prevalence and Severity of Dental Caries and Oral Hygiene Status of Asthmatic Children between the Age Group of 6 and 12 Years: A Cross-Sectional Study

2012 ◽  
Vol 3 (3) ◽  
pp. 250-254 ◽  
Author(s):  
Karthik Venkataraghavan ◽  
Vasanthakumari Anandhan ◽  
R Bharathan ◽  
Nayana V Reddy
Keyword(s):  
Dental Caries ◽  
Bronchial Asthma ◽  
Oral Hygiene ◽  
Persistent Asthma ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Dose Inhaler ◽  
Age Group ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Asthmatic Children

ABSTRACT Aim To assess the prevalence and severity of dental caries and oral hygiene status of 6 to 12 years old children with bronchial asthma. Materials and methods The study population consisted of 500 children between the age group of 6 and 12 years old, who were diagnosed with bronchial asthma and were under medication. DMFT score was assessed by WHO criteria (1997) and oral hygiene status was assessed by simplified oral hygiene index (OHI-S) by Greene and Vermillion (1964). Results The data was collected and analyzed using the SPSS package.15.6% of females had good oral hygiene status when compared to males who almost had 12.6 and 20.8% of children who were in the category of moderate persistent asthma had decayed teeth whereas only 4% of children in severe persistent asthma category had experienced with decayed teeth. Conclusion Moderate persistent group of asthmatic children who were consuming orobronchodilator form of medication are found to have high prevalence of dental caries than dry powder and metered dose inhaler. How to cite this article Anandhan V, Bharathan R, Venkataraghavan K, Reddy NV. The Prevalence and Severity of Dental Caries and Oral Hygiene Status of Asthmatic Children between the Age Group of 6 and 12 Years: A Cross-Sectional Study. World J Dent 2012;3(3):250-254.

scholarly journals THE IMPACT OF ASTHMAAND ITS MEDICATIONS ON DENTAL CARIES STATUS AND STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS COUNT IN CHILDREN: A CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY

2020 ◽  
pp. 20-23
Author(s):  
Sneha Upadhyay ◽  
Jyoti Bhavthankar ◽  
Mandakini Mandale ◽  
Nivedita Kaorey
Keyword(s):  
Dental Caries ◽  
Streptococcus Mutans ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Healthy Children ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Asthmatic Children ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
The Impact

Background: Asthma and its medications have been linked to oral diseases in asthmatic children. Aim: Assessment of the dental caries status, salivary Streptococcus mutans count and S. mutans colony score in children receiving inhaled anti asthmatic medications and their comparison in healthy children Material and Method: A cross-sectional study was performed on 40 asthmatic children and 40 healthy children in the age group of 6-14 years. DMFT/deft indices were calculated and saliva samples were collected. Diluted saliva was inoculated on MSB agar plates. S. mutans count and colony score were analysed after 24-48 hours of inoculation. Results: Statistically significant difference was observed in the mean DMFT/deft index, salivary S. mutans load and S. mutans colony score in children of the asthmatic group and control group. Conclusion: Prevalence of dental caries and cariogenic bacteria is higher in asthmatic children.

scholarly journals Mutually Risk Roles of Oral Cleanliness and Stroke-associated Pneumonia in Patients with Acute Ischemic Stroke: A Cross-Sectional Study

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiaohua Yang ◽  
Huijuan Chen ◽  
Wanling Yang ◽  
Bin Deng ◽  
Jialing Zheng ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Logistic Regression ◽  
Ischemic Stroke ◽  
Dental Caries ◽  
Acute Ischemic Stroke ◽  
Oral Hygiene ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Stroke Patients ◽  
Cross Sectional

Abstract Background: Stroke-associated pneumonia (SAP) is a major complication after stroke, oral microorganisms are important contributors to SAP. Here, we aimed to investigate whether the oral hygiene was associated with SAP and related risk factors of them in patients with acute ischemic stroke. Methods: We performed a cross-sectional study that recruited 331 patients with acute ischemic stroke from two medical centers. A series of assessments were performed to evaluate the neurological status and habits of oral hygiene. According to whether the oral hygiene was abnormal and SAP occurred, univariate analyses were performed in cohort 1 (normal / abnormal oral hygiene groups) and cohort 2 (SAP / non-SAP groups). Multiple logistic regression analyses were conducted to confirm risk factors of oral cleanliness and SAP in stroke patients. Results: A total of 12 and 8 independent variables were included in the model 1 and 2 analysis. After adjusting for confounders, multivariable logistic regression analysis showed that oral cleanliness was not only closely related to SAP (OR=2.219, P=0.026), dental caries (OR=1.292, P=0.005) and age (OR=1.030, P=0.006) in model 1, but also an independent risk factor for predicting SAP (OR=1.678, P=0.001) in model 2. Barthel index was a protective factor for oral cleanliness (OR=0.986, P=0.019) and SAP (OR=0.977, P=0.002) in ischemic stroke patients. Conclusions: Mutually primary risk roles of abnormal oral cleanliness and SAP exist in patients with acute ischemic stroke. Dental caries and aging are important risk factors for oral health disorders. Improving the activities of daily living would have protective effects on both oral hygiene and SAP prevention in stroke patients.

scholarly journals ASSOCIATION OF CORTICOTROPHIN RELEASING HORMONE RECEPTOR 1 GENE POLYMORPHISMS (RS242941 AND RS242939) WITH PERSISTENT ASTHMA AND ITS PHENOTYPE IN NORTHERN INDIAN ASTHMATIC CHILDREN: A CROSS‑SECTIONAL STUDY

2016 ◽  
Vol 68 (1) ◽  
pp. 42
Author(s):  
Sarika Gupta ◽  
Shally Awasthi ◽  
Neeraj Sharma ◽  
Sarita Agarwal ◽  
Priya Tripathi
Keyword(s):  
Hormone Receptor ◽  
Gene Polymorphisms ◽  
Persistent Asthma ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Releasing Hormone ◽  
Asthmatic Children ◽  
Potential Marker ◽  
Increased Risk

<p><strong>INTRODUCTION:</strong> Asthma is a common, chronic, relapsing disease in children. Corticotrophin‑releasing hormone receptor 1 (CRHR1) gene is identified as a potential marker for steroid responsiveness. Genetic variations in CRHR1 are expected to diminish the capacity to secrete endogenous cortisol. <strong>OBJECTIVE:</strong> This study aimed to find out association of CRHR1 gene polymorphisms namely, rs242941 (G &gt; T) and rs242939 (A &gt; G) with persistent asthma and its phenotype in Northern Indian asthmatic children. <strong>MATERIALS AND METHODS:</strong> This was a hospital‑based cross‑sectional study. Genotyping was done for 250 asthmatic children, aged 1‑12 years, using polymerase chain reaction restriction fragment length polymorphisms method.<strong> RESULTS:</strong> Mutant homozygous genotype (TT) and mutant allele (T) of single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) rs242941 were found to be associated with increased risk for persistent asthma (odds ratio [OR] =4.2; 95% confidence interval [CI] =1.6‑10.9; P = 0.00 and OR = 1.8; 95% CI = 1.2‑2.8; P = 0.00, respectively). On analyzing genotypic and phenotypic associations, factors such as urban residence (OR = 2.01; 95% CI = 1.11‑3.63; P = 0.01), family history of asthma (OR = 1.80; 95% CI = 1.00‑3.24; P = 0.05), previous hospitalization (OR = 2.12; 95% CI = 1.14‑3.96; P = 0.01), previous use of bronchodilators (OR = 3.64; 95% CI = 1.68‑7.94; P = 0.00), previous use of inhaled corticosteroids (OR = 2.37; 95% CI = 1.15‑4.93; P = 0.01), visit to doctor in last 1 year (OR = 1.82; 95% CI = 1.01‑3.28; P = 0.04), seasonal variation in exacerbation (OR = 2.66; 95% CI = 1.16‑6.12; P = 0.01), and lower pulmonary functions ( P = 0.00) were found to be associated with SNP rs242941. Genotypes of SNP rs242939 showed no association with persistent asthma and its phenotype. Minor allele frequency for SNP rs242941 and SNP rs242939 was 43.20% and 11.00%, respectively, in Northern Indian asthmatic children. <strong>CONCLUSION:</strong> In conclusion, we observed an association of SNP rs242941 with persistent asthma and its phenotype in Northern Indian asthmatic children. </p>

scholarly journals Dental caries and its association with present day dietary patterns: a cross-sectional study

2018 ◽  
Vol 5 (5) ◽  
pp. 2138
Author(s):  
Vaibhav Munjal ◽  
Puneet Singh Talwar ◽  
Jagjit Singh ◽  
Mandeep Kumar ◽  
Ramandeep Gambhir
Keyword(s):  
Dental Caries ◽  
Age Groups ◽  
Simple Random Sampling ◽  
Vegetarian Diet ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Age Group ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Contributing Factors ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Significant Difference

Background: Dental caries is a multifactorial disease with diet being one of the contributing factors. The influence of vegetarianism on the development of caries has scarcely been investigated in the past. Therefore, this study was done to evaluate the association of dental caries with frequency of sugar exposures and vegetarian / mixed diet.Methods: The present cross-sectional study was conducted among 2500 school children of 12 and 15 years age groups selected on the basis of simple random sampling from different schools of the city. Dental caries was recorded using Decayed, Missing and Filled teeth index (WHO modification, 1997) and correlated with the different dietary variables. Subjects were also segregated on the basis of diet: vegetarian and mixed. Statistical analysis was done using Student t-test and Pearson’s Correlation Coefficient.Results: The prevalence of dental caries in the 12 and 15 year age group of subjects consuming mixed diet was 83.36% and 86.47% respectively. It was lower in case of subjects on vegetarian diet. The correlation between DMFS and TSE, FSE and AMSE was found to be statistically significant (p<0.05) in the 12 year age-group. In the 15 year age-group the correlation of DMFS with TSE and LSE was also found to be statistically significant (p<0.05).Conclusions: There was no statistically significant difference in dental caries status among subjects in both the groups (vegetarian and mixed). However, there was significant association between sugar exposures and dental caries among subjects of both the age-groups.

scholarly journals Prevalence of Dental Caries, Periodontal Diseases, and Periapical Pathoses among Patients attending a Tertiary Dental Care Center in Central Gujarat: A Hospital-based Cross-sectional Study

2016 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 89-92
Author(s):  
Manjiri Joshi ◽  
Mansi Tailor ◽  
Ajay Pala
Keyword(s):  
Dental Caries ◽  
Dental Care ◽  
Periodontal Diseases ◽  
Care Center ◽  
Standard Procedure ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Age Group ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Oral Infections

ABSTRACT Introduction Dental caries and periodontal disease are the two globally leading oral infections. There is considerable variation in the prevalence of these diseases. Also, these may lead to various periapical pathoses like periapical abscess, cysts, and so on. These may be attributed to differences in age, gender, sample size, geographical distribution, and protocol followed for diagnosis. Objectives To estimate the prevalence of dental caries, gingivitis/periodontitis, and periapical pathoses in patients of all ages in a dental institute in central Gujarat. Materials and methods After obtaining approval from the Institutional Ethics Committee, a hospital-based cross-sectional study was carried out in a dental institute of central Gujarat. A total of 4,642 patients were screened, out of which 2,849 subjects were included in the present study. Intraoral examination was done under all aseptic conditions by using a diagnostic set of instruments by trained professionals and the status of the pathology recorded according to the standard procedure. Data were stored in an Excel spreadsheet for analysis. Results It was observed that dental caries/pulp pathoses were more prevalent in the younger age group with mean age 23.1 years. All the other pathoses were observed among the middle age group (above 35 years). Overall prevalence of dental caries/pulp pathoses, gingivitis/periodontitis, and periapical pathoses was observed in 54.8% of males as compared to 45.2% females. Conclusion The current study collected significant data for the prevalence of three different odontogenic oral lesions in the central Gujarat geographical location at a tertiary level. There is male preponderance in the prevalence of these diseases in general. There is a need to generate awareness about oral health and the prevention of dental caries and gingivitis/periodontitis and to institute measures for the provision of dental care services at the primary level. How to cite this article Joshi M, Tailor M, Pala A. Prevalence of Dental Caries, Periodontal Diseases, and Periapical Pathoses among Patients attending a Tertiary Dental Care Center in Central Gujarat: A Hospital-based Cross-sectional Study. Int J Experiment Dent Sci 2016;5(2):89-92.

scholarly journals Dental Caries Status among Yi Preschool Children in Yunnan Province, China: A Cross-Sectional Study

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (16) ◽  
pp. 8393
Author(s):  
Ni Zhou ◽  
Hui Ding ◽  
Juan Liu ◽  
Jieyi Chen ◽  
Shinan Zhang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Preschool Children ◽  
Dental Caries ◽  
Oral Hygiene ◽  
Yunnan Province ◽  
Negative Binomial ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Caries Experience ◽  
Dental Visit ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional

Background: The Yi ethnic group is the sixth largest minority in China. The aim of this study was to investigate dental caries status among Yi preschool children in the Yunnan province, China. Method: This cross-sectional study invited 5-year-old Yi children using multistage cluster sampling. Two trained and calibrated dentists examined the children in kindergartens. The children’s dental caries experience was assessed using the decayed, missing, and filled teeth (dmft) index. Visual plaque on an indexed tooth of each six sextants was recorded and the oral hygiene status was assessed using the Visible Plaque Index. Parents completed questionnaires that surveyed their educational attainment. The questionnaires also collected information about the children’s demographics, snacking habits, oral-health-related behaviors and dental visit experiences. The associations between caries experiences and potential factors were analyzed using zero-inflated negative binomial regression. Results: All 452 invited children (249 boys, 55%) participated in this study with a response rate of 100%. Dental caries prevalence rate was 83%. The mean dmft score and decayed teeth score were 5.2 ± 4.4 and 5.1 ± 4.4, respectively. Almost half of the children (n = 211, 47%) had visible plaque on four or more of the six sextants. Most (n = 366, 81%) of the children had not visited a dentist in the prior 12 months. Regression analysis found the children’s caries experience was associated with their dental visit experience. Conclusion: The great majority of the Yi preschool children experienced dental caries and almost all of the cavities were not restored. Their oral hygiene was poor and visible plaque was commonly found on their teeth.

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