title: Periodontal status of patient's underwent hemodialysis therapy.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Chronic renal failure patients undergoing hemodialysis are susceptible to periodontal diseases due to systemic complications of the disease and using different drugs. The present study investigated the periodontal status of patient's who underwent hemodialysis, in Babol, northern Iran.
  
  
  METHODS
  One-hundred-fifteen hemodialysis patients (63 males, 52 females) with the mean age of 47.9±15.3 years were studied at Shahid Beheshti Hospital in Babol, Iran. Periodontal parameters including plaque index (PI), gingival index (GI), clinical attachment level (CAL) and probing pocket depth (PPD) were measured in these patients. The data were collected and analyzed.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The PI, GI, CAL and PPD were 2.37±0.55, 2.36±0.63, 3.98±1.61 and 4.41±1.4, respectively. Significant positive correlations were found between the participants' age and PI (p<0.024) and p<0.001, respectively. Also, CAL was significantly higher in males than females (4.39±1.57 vs. 3.53±1.56, p<0.02).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The results show that longer duration of hemodialysis is associated with severe periodontal diseases, especially in males.
authors.affiliation: Department of Periodontics, Dental School, Babol University of Medical Sciences, Babol, Iran.
authors.forename: Niloofar
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Jenabian
authors.forename: Ali Mohammad
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Ghazi Mirsaeed
authors.forename: Hodis
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ehsani
authors.forename: Amir
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kiakojori
keywords: Haemodialysis; Oral hygiene; Periodontal disease