title: Dental health of patients suffering from cystic fibrosis in Northern Ireland.
abstract: 131 patients suffering from cystic fibrosis were compared with a similar number of matched healthy control subjects. The cystic fibrosis patients had significantly lower levels of gingivitis and plaque and a significantly higher prevalence of calculus. They had significantly less caries in the deciduous dentition than their controls. There was also a lower experience of caries in the permanent dentition although the difference between the two groups was not so marked in this case.
authors: M J
authors: MJ
authors: Kinirons
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D003550:Cystic Fibrosis; D003728:Dental Calculus / Q000453:epidemiology; D003731:Dental Caries / Q000453:epidemiology; D003773:Dental Plaque / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D005891:Gingivitis / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009660:Northern Ireland; D014076:Tooth Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology*