Oral Health Status in Children with Nephrotic Syndrome

Heba Mohamed Deghid, Clinical Demonstrator, Department of Pedodontics and Dental Public Health, Faculty of Dentistry, Mansura University, EgyptFollow
Salwa Adel Hegazy, Professor, Department of Pedodontics and Dental Public Health, Faculty of Dentistry, Mansoura University
Nasr Mohamed Attia, Associate. Professor, Department of Pedodontics and Dental Public Health, Faculty of Dentistry, Mansoura University

Corresponding Author

Heba Mohamed Deghid

Article Type

Original Article

Abstract

Objective: To assess the oral health status of a group of nephrotic syndrome children in Mansoura City.

Methods: This case-control study was conducted on 200 children aged 4-14 years old, who were divided into two equal groups. Children with Nephrotic Syndrome were selected from the Nephrology clinic at Mansoura Children’s Hospital as a case group. Matched healthy children were selected as a control group from governmental schools in Mansoura city. The oral health status of the studied groups was evaluated by using DMFT & deft indices, gingival index (GI), simplified oral hygiene index (OHI-S), and developmental enamel defects index (DDE). Un-stimulated salivary flow rate, pH, buffering capacity, and saliva total protein were also measured. Data were collected and statistically analyzed.

Results: The study results revealed that there was a statically significant decrease in caries prevalence in the case group compared to in control group (P-value 0.002). While for both gingival condition and developmental enamel defects, there was a statically significant increase in the case group compared to in control group (P-value < 0.001) for both. In the simplified oral hygiene index, there was a statistically significant difference in the median calculus index (C.I), it was higher in the control group than in the case group (p- value.0.006). For the saliva parameter, the case group had a higher statically significant difference in pH and buffering (P valuen≤0.05).

Conclusions: In children suffering from nephrotic syndrome there was a decrease in caries prevalence, increasing the incidence of gingival inflammation and enamel developmental defects.

Keywords

Nephrotic Syndrome, oral health, saliva.

How to Cite This Article

Deghid H , Hegazy S , Attia N . Oral Health Status in Children with Nephrotic Syndrome. Mans J Dent. 2023; 10(4): 280-285.
Available at: https://doi.org/10.61793/2812-5479.1100