title: Oral hygiene profile of subjects on renal dialysis.
abstract: The study was designed to assess the level of oral home-care among subjects on renal dialysis. The study included 90 subjects, 37 (41.1%) male and 53 (58.9%) female, on renal dialysis. The mean age was 45.63 +/- 16.77. Four indices were used; the plaque index (PI); the debris index (DI); the calculus index (CI) and the gingival index (GI). Results showed that all subjects did not have optimal oral hygiene, means of PI, DI, CI and GI., were 2.0444, 1.9556, 1.8944 and 1.8167 respectively. No significant differences were observed between male and female. Frequency of plaque distribution indicated that 69.9% of the individuals had poor oral hygiene. In conclusion, subjects on renal dialysis were at high risk for developing periodontal disease. It is recommended that, subjects on renal dialysis should be regularly examined by dentists for proper care.
authors.affiliation: Div. of Periodontics, Department of Preventive Dental Sciences, King Saud University-College of Dentistry, P.O. Box 60169, Riyadh 11545, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. fatassi@ksu.edu.sa
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Atassi
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Almas
mesh_terms: D000704:Analysis of Variance; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D017742:Dental Care for Chronically Ill; D003774:Dental Plaque Index; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015588:Observer Variation; D009910:Oral Hygiene; D009911:Oral Hygiene Index; D010512:Periodontal Index; D006435:Renal Dialysis