Dens F L, Boute P, Vinckier F, Declerck D
Department of Dentistry, Free University of Brussels, Belgium.
J Clin Pediatr Dent. 1996 Spring;20(3):241-5.
In this study we demonstrated that caries prevalence and Plaque Index in long-term event-free pediatric oncology patients are related to Streptococcus mutans, Lactobacillus counts and buffer capacity obtained by chairside saliva tests. The scores showed a significant correlation between the microbiological findings and caries experience in both groups. The results were compared with a control group. A similarity in the results was found between the study and control groups. In a subgroup consisting of children who were diagnosed with cancer maximum two years before oral examinations, no significant differences with a control group was noticed. In this study we did not find any evidence of long-term effects on the studied salivary caries risk factors in children who are long-term event-free after cytotoxic treatment. Chairside tests seem to be useful in this patient group: they provide us information which can contribute to the determination of the individual caries risk, and help to motivate the patient and health care workers to maintain optimal oral hygiene.
在本研究中，我们证明了长期无事件发生的儿科肿瘤患者的龋齿患病率和菌斑指数与变形链球菌、乳酸杆菌计数以及通过椅旁唾液检测获得的缓冲能力有关。两组的评分显示微生物学结果与龋齿经历之间存在显著相关性。将结果与对照组进行比较。研究组和对照组的结果相似。在由口腔检查前最多两年被诊断患有癌症的儿童组成的亚组中，未发现与对照组有显著差异。在本研究中，我们没有发现任何证据表明细胞毒性治疗后长期无事件发生的儿童的唾液龋齿危险因素受到长期影响。椅旁检测在该患者群体中似乎很有用：它们为我们提供有助于确定个体龋齿风险的信息，并有助于激励患者和医护人员保持最佳口腔卫生。
