Souza Cláudia Régia Dias de, Libério Silvana Amado, Guerra Rosane Nassar Meireles, Monteiro Silvio, Silveira Ericka Janine Dantas da, Pereira Antonio Luiz Amaral
Departamento de Odontologia, Universidade Federal do Maranhão-UFMA, São Luís, Maranhão.
Rev Assoc Med Bras (1992). 2005 Sep-Oct;51(5):285-9. doi: 10.1590/s0104-42302005000500021. Epub 2005 Oct 31.
Thirty patients undergoing hemodialysis were evaluated for their periodontal condition through plaque, calculus and gingival indexes; PSR and IgA present in the saliva were also appraised in order to determine the periodontal condition of patients presenting chronic kidney disease.
Results obtained demonstrated that in the studied group the plaque, calculus and gingival indexes were high. With regard to these patients' requirement to undergo periodontal treatment, most patients submitted to hemodialysis needed better oral hygiene, in addition to supra and sub gingival scraping and topic application of fluor (code 2). As to the IgA amount present in the saliva, only three patients showed a low density.
Patients presenting chronic kidney disease disclosed a tendency for greater bacterial plaque concentration, high formation of dental calculus suggesting the need for periodontal treatment comprising supra and sub gingival scraping.
