title: [Oral hygiene in haemodialyzed patients with chronic renal failure].
abstract: The present study aimed to assess the oral hygiene in haemodialyzed patients with chronic renal failure (CRF).
  
  
  METHODS
  44 haemodialyzed patients with CRF were analyzed (18 F and 26 M, mean age 47.4 +/- 1.6). In all patients a stomatological examination and dental panoramic x-ray were performed. The presence of chronic periodontal disease (CP) and an approximal plaque index (API) were assessed.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Chronic periodontitis was found in 17 patients (39%), whereas in 27 (61%) patients periodontal disease was not present. Oral hygiene assessed by API was not satisfactory in 50%, while very good only in 11% haemodialyzed patients. Patients with periodontal disease were characterized by worse API than patients without periodontitis.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Oral hygiene status is unsatisfactory in most of haemodialyzed uremic patients.
authors.affiliation: Z Kliniki Chorób Wewnetrznych, Endokrynologii i Diabetologii CSK MSWiA w Warszawie. Edward.Franek@cskmswia.pl
authors.forename: Edward
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Franek
authors.forename: Rafael
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Blaschyk
authors.forename: Aureliusz
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kolonko
authors.forename: Lucyna
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Mazur-Psonka
authors.forename: Helena
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Langowska-Adamczyk
authors.forename: Jan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Drugacz
authors.forename: Franciszek
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Kokot
authors.forename: Andrzej
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Wiecek
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D017742:Dental Care for Chronically Ill / Q000458:organization & administration; D003744:Dental Enamel Hypoplasia / Q000209:etiology; D003784:Dental Pulp Calcification / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000150:complications* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000628:therapy; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009909:Oral Health; D009910:Oral Hygiene / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D009911:Oral Hygiene Index; D010510:Periodontal Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology*; D011044:Poland; D006435:Renal Dialysis / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data