title: Oral health in patients on haemodialysis for diabetic nephropathy and chronic glomerulonephritis.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The objective of this study was to clarify differences in oral health status between patients who needed haemodialysis (HD) owing to diabetic nephropathy (DN) and chronic glomerulonephritis (CGN).
  
  
  METHODS
  Ninety-eight HD patients who were 50-70 years old were selected as the study subjects [DN group (29 subjects) and CGN group (69 subjects)] to compare with 106 control subjects (control group) not undergoing HD. All HD subjects underwent oral- and systemic-related examination just before HD therapy.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The mean number of teeth present in the DN group was significantly less than in the CGN and control groups. The mean percentage of sites with bleeding on probing in the DN group was greater than in the CGN and control groups. The mean salivary flow rate in the DN and CGN groups was significantly lower compared with the control group.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The patients undergoing HD for DN were found to have fewer teeth and worse periodontal health compared with those undergoing HD for CGN and with the control subjects not undergoing HD. Furthermore, the dental and periodontal health of the patients undergoing HD for CGN was comparable to that of the controls.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  For effective measures of prevention and improvement of oral health in HD patients, clinicians should be aware of the differences in the characteristics of the oral health between patients undergoing HD for DN and CGN.
authors.affiliation: Division of Community Oral Health Science, Department of Health Promotion, School of Dentistry, Kyushu Dental College, 2-6-1 Manazuru, Kokurakita-ku, Kitakyushu 803-8580, Japan.
authors.forename: Gou
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Teratani
authors.forename: Shuji
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Awano
authors.forename: Inho
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Soh
authors.forename: Akihiro
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Yoshida
authors.forename: Naomasa
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Kinoshita
authors.forename: Tomoko
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Hamasaki
authors.forename: Yutaka
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Takata
authors.forename: Kazuo
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Sonoki
authors.forename: Hidetoshi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Nakamura
authors.forename: Toshihiro
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ansai
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001774:Blood Chemical Analysis; D001794:Blood Pressure / Q000502:physiology; D015992:Body Mass Index; D002908:Chronic Disease; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D004245:DMF Index; D003928:Diabetic Nephropathies / Q000628:therapy*; D005260:Female; D005884:Gingival Hemorrhage / Q000145:classification; D005921:Glomerulonephritis / Q000628:therapy*; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009909:Oral Health; D017622:Periodontal Attachment Loss / Q000145:classification; D010512:Periodontal Index; D010514:Periodontal Pocket / Q000145:classification; D006435:Renal Dialysis; D012463:Saliva / Q000378:metabolism; D012636:Secretory Rate / Q000502:physiology; D012907:Smoking; D016388:Tooth Loss / Q000145:classification; D014987:Xerostomia / Q000145:classification