Oral Health in Children and Adolescents Aged 6-18 years with Congenital Heart Diseases
Journal
臺灣兒童牙醫學雜誌
Journal Volume
12卷
Journal Issue
3期
Pages
59-64
Date Issued
2012
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Abstract
The congenital heart disease (CHD) child with poor oral hygiene receives dental treatment may increase risk of bacteremia that lead to infective endocarditis. The purpose of this study was to investigate the oral health of children aged 6-18 years with congenital heart disease in Taiwan. A total of 137 children and adolescents participated in this study, selected from Pediatric Cardiology of the National Taiwan University Hospital. The questionnaire used in this study was the modification of the Caries Risk Assessment Tool of American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry. The data were analyzed by commercial statistic software. For CHD patients, the mean deft indices of each age group from 6 to 12-year-old children were 4.23, 6.18, 4.94, 3.17, 3.42, 0.93 and 1.45, respectively. The mean DMFT indices of age groups from 13 to 17-yearold adolescents were 3.38, 3.5, 4.4, 4.57 and 8.17. Thin or moderate dental plaque accumulation was found 54.7% of the patients and heavy plaque retention was found in 44.5% of the patients. The deft and defs index of age groups 7 to 12-yearold were higher than that of the survey published by Department of Health in 2005 Taiwan. In Taiwan, the oral health of the CHD children and adolescents was poor as compared with the general pediatric population.
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