The oral health status of patients with renal disease in central India: a preliminary study.
OBJECTIVE
To compare prevalence of caries and periodontal disease amongst patients on renal dialysis with healthy individuals.


METHODS
A case-control study was conducted amongst 30 cases and 30 controls. Patients who were diagnosed with renal disease were included as cases and systemically healthy individuals as controls. Patients' perceptions of oral health were recorded using structured questionnaires. The WHO proforma (1997) was used to record the periodontal condition, caries status and the treatment need of each group.


RESULTS
The number of people affected by periodontal disease (bleeding and calculus) was significantly higher amongst people with renal disease compared with controls (p < 0.05) and also mean caries prevalence amongst the cases was significantly higher compared with controls (p < 0.05).


CONCLUSIONS
This study provides evidence for greater periodontal disease amongst patients with renal disease as compared with healthy individuals.
Department of Public Health Dentistry, R.K.D.F. Dental College and Research Centre, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India.
Vidhatri
V
Tiwari
Vrinda
V
Saxena
Ajay
A
Bhambhal
Utkarsh
U
Tiwari
Aishwarya
A
Singh
Siddana
S
Goud
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001294:Attitude to Health; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D004245:DMF Index; D003906:Developing Countries; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007194:India; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000451:nursing* / Q000628:therapy; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009911:Oral Hygiene Index; D010518:Periodontitis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000451:nursing; D006435:Renal Dialysis / Q000451:nursing*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires
Dialysis; Oral health; Periodontal disease; Renal disease