Dukić Walter, Dobrijević Tanja Trivanović, Katunarić Marina, Lesić Stjepanka
School of Dental Medicine, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia.
Cent Eur J Public Health. 2013 Mar;21(1):43-7. doi: 10.21101/cejph.a3796.
The aim of this study was to investigate the dental status of alcoholics; to evaluate the relationship of unstimulated and stimulated saliva pH on their decayed/missing/filled teeth (DMFT); and to evaluate the relationship of unstimulated and stimulated salivary flow rate on their DMFT.
A cross-sectional study was conducted in patients treated for alcohol dependency (n = 70; mean age 41.7 years) and a control group of non-alcoholics (n = 70; mean age 39.1 years). Examinations for dental caries were conducted using the World Health Organization (WHO) criteria and questionnaires. The correlation between nominal variables was determined using chi2 test (alpha = 0.05). The correlation between interval variables was determined using Pearson's correlation coefficient.
The mean DMFT was similar in alcoholics (14.40) and the control group (13.44) (p > 0.05). There was a statistically significant correlation between alcoholism and unstimulated salivary flow rate (p < 0.05), but no relationship on DMFT was recorded. No statistically significant differences were found between alcoholics and controls in terms of stimulated salivary flow rate (p > 0.05) or stimulated salivary flow on DMFT (p > 0.05). There was a statistically significant correlation between alcoholism and the pH value of stimulated saliva (p < 0.01). There was no correlation between the amount of alcohol consumed and the number of carious lesions (p > 0.05).
No major differences were found with respect to overall DMFT in alcoholics compared to the control group. Alcoholism and stimulated salivary flow rate showed no correlation. Unstimulated salivary flow rate as well as the pH values of both unstimulated and stimulated saliva, were lower in the alcoholic group.
本研究旨在调查酗酒者的牙齿状况；评估非刺激性和刺激性唾液pH值与他们的龋失补牙数（DMFT）之间的关系；并评估非刺激性和刺激性唾液流速与他们的DMFT之间的关系。
对因酒精依赖接受治疗的患者（n = 70；平均年龄41.7岁）和非酗酒者对照组（n = 70；平均年龄39.1岁）进行了一项横断面研究。使用世界卫生组织（WHO）标准和问卷进行龋齿检查。使用卡方检验（α = 0.05）确定名义变量之间的相关性。使用Pearson相关系数确定区间变量之间的相关性。
酗酒者（14.40）和对照组（13.44）的平均DMFT相似（p > 0.05）。酗酒与非刺激性唾液流速之间存在统计学显著相关性（p < 0.05），但未记录到与DMFT的关系。在刺激性唾液流速（p > 0.05）或刺激性唾液流速对DMFT的影响方面，酗酒者和对照组之间未发现统计学显著差异（p > 0.05）。酗酒与刺激性唾液的pH值之间存在统计学显著相关性（p < 0.01）。饮酒量与龋损数量之间无相关性（p > 0.05）。
与对照组相比，酗酒者在总体DMFT方面未发现重大差异。酗酒与刺激性唾液流速无相关性。酗酒组的非刺激性唾液流速以及非刺激性和刺激性唾液的pH值均较低。
