Nagappan N, John Joseph
Senior Lecturer, Department of Public Health Dentistry, Chettinad Dental College & Hospital , Chennai, India .
Professor and Head, Department of Public Health Dentistry, Saveetha Dental College & Hospital , Chennai, India .
J Clin Diagn Res. 2015 Mar;9(3):ZC53-5. doi: 10.7860/JCDR/2015/11208.5723. Epub 2015 Mar 1.
Long term health of the stomatognathic system as well as esthetic aspects is the therapeutic goals in patients with oro facial clefts.
The aim of this study was to assess and compare the periodontal status of patients with cleft lip (CL), cleft palate (CP) and cleft lip, alveolus and palate (CLAP) reporting to a hospital in Chennai, India.
The study group consisted of 80 cleft patients. Subjects were divided into three groups. Group 1: patients with cleft lip (CL), Group 2: subjects with cleft palate (CP) and Group 3: subjects with cleft lip alveolus and palate (CLAP). Community Periodontal Index for Treatment needs CPITN Index was recorded.
Among the 80 study subjects, 51 (63.8%) were males and 29 (36.2%) were females. Among the 26 study subjects with cleft lip, 10 (38.5%) had healthy periodontium, 4 (15.4%) had bleeding on probing and 12 (46.1%) had calculus. Mean number of sextants coded for healthy and bleeding was maximum among the subjects with cleft palate. Mean number of sextants coded for calculus was maximum among the subjects with cleft lip alveolus and palate. Prevalence of periodontal disease is high among patients with cleft lip, alveolus and palate (35%) than in Cleft lip (32.5%) and Cleft Palate (32.5%).
Gingivitis and Calculus is predominantly high in patients with Cleft Palate and Cleft Lip respectively.
口腔颌面部裂隙患者的治疗目标是口腔颌面部系统的长期健康以及美观方面。
本研究的目的是评估和比较印度钦奈一家医院收治的唇裂(CL)、腭裂(CP)和唇腭裂(CLAP)患者的牙周状况。
研究组由80例裂隙患者组成。受试者分为三组。第1组:唇裂患者(CL),第2组:腭裂患者(CP),第3组:唇腭裂患者(CLAP)。记录社区牙周治疗需要指数(CPITN指数)。
80例研究对象中,男性51例(63.8%),女性29例(36.2%)。在26例唇裂研究对象中,10例(38.5%)牙周健康,4例(15.4%)探诊出血,12例(46.1%)有牙结石。腭裂患者中编码为健康和出血的牙面平均数量最多。唇腭裂患者中编码为牙结石的牙面平均数量最多。唇腭裂患者(35%)的牙周疾病患病率高于唇裂患者(32.5%)和腭裂患者(32.5%)。
牙龈炎和牙结石分别在腭裂和唇裂患者中最为常见。