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Oral health in children and adolescents with haemophilia
Author(s) -
Evangelista L. M.,
Lima C. C. B.,
Idalino R. C. L.,
Lima M. D. M.,
Moura L. F. A. D.
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
haemophilia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.213
H-Index - 92
eISSN - 1365-2516
pISSN - 1351-8216
DOI - 10.1111/hae.12717
Subject(s) - medicine , haemophilia , oral health , dentistry , permanent teeth , deciduous dentition , permanent dentition , deciduous teeth , haemophilia a , dentition , oral health care , epidemiology , pediatrics
Bleeding disorders are certainly one of the most difficult health conditions among health professionals. The haemophilia requires special care in dentistry mainly due to highly vascularized oral cavity. Aim The objective of this study was to determine oral health conditions of children and adolescents with haemophilia at a haematology centre. Methods The sample was composed of 40 children and adolescents aged 1–18 years. Data collection occurred by means of a questionnaire about social and economical conditions, and an examination of the oral cavity. The decayed, missing and filled deciduous teeth (dmft), decayed, missing and filled permanent teeth (DMFT) and gingival bleeding (allows the determination of gingival bleeding) epidemiological indexes were evaluated. Results When evaluating caries experience, the mean value for the dmft index was 3.4 for the deciduous dentition, DMFT score of 0.9 for mixed‐dentition, and 2.9 for permanent dentition. The mean value for the gingival bleeding index was similar in all three phases of development, showing a mean value of 1.74. Conclusion The majority of the children and adolescents demonstrated unsatisfactory oral health.