title: Clinical evaluation of dental treatment needs in chronic renal insufficiency patients.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To evaluate the need for dental treatment in chronic renal insufficiency (CRI) patients undergoing hemodialysis.
  
  
  METHODS
  Transversal study and case control.
  
  
  METHODS
  CRI patients were examined at the Pequeno Príncipe Hospital in Curitiba, Brazil. The control group was examined at Nossa Senhora da Conceição Health Clinic in Campo Magro, Brazil.
  
  
  METHODS
  Thirty-four CRI patients were undergoing hemodialysis. The control group consisted of 34 normoreactive individuals paired by gender and age.
  
  
  METHODS
  The clinical examination was performed under an artificial light, using an oral mirror, an exploratory probe, a periodontal probe, and a tongue depressor.
  
  
  METHODS
  This study adopted the methodology proposed by the World Health Organization (WHO).
  
  
  RESULTS
  The CRI patient group needs periodontal and orthodontic treatment. The control group needs restorative treatments, prostheses, as well as surgical and endodontic treatment.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The profile of dental treatment needs proved to be distinct among the studied groups.
authors.affiliation: Senior Lecturer in the Department of Special Needs Patients, Pediatric Dentistry and Occlusion at Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Paraná, Avenida Manoel Ribas, Mercês-Curitiba, Pr-Brazil.
authors.forename: Andréa Paula
authors.initials: AP
authors.lastname: Fregoneze
authors.forename: Adriana
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: de Oliveira Lira Ortega
authors.forename: João Armando
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Brancher
authors.forename: Evelise Tissori
authors.initials: ET
authors.lastname: Vargas
authors.forename: Izabelle Kerich
authors.initials: IK
authors.lastname: Braga
authors.forename: Sara
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Gemelli
authors.forename: Ana Flávia Gonçalves
authors.initials: AF
authors.lastname: de Paula Ataide
authors.forename: Sérgio Aparecido
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Ignácio
authors.forename: Marcelo José Strazzeri
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Bönecker
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001938:Brazil; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D017742:Dental Care for Chronically Ill; D003945:Diagnosis, Oral; D005260:Female; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006801:Humans; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000628:therapy*; D008297:Male; D006435:Renal Dialysis
keywords: chronic renal failure; dental treatment needs; hemodialysis; oral manifestations