Open AccessORAL HEALTH IN CYSTIC FIBROSIS
Author(s) -
Dana-Teodora Anton-Păduraru,
Angelica Cristina Marin,
Delia Andreia Bizim,
Ana-Simona Drochioi
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
romanian medical journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2069-606X
pISSN - 1220-5478
DOI - 10.37897/rmj.2017.2.4
Subject(s) - cystic fibrosis , gingivitis , disease , medicine , fibrosis , pathology , pancreas , lung , public health , oral health , dentistry , physiology
Cystic fibrosis (CF) is a very complex disease that raises significant health and social problems, being considered internationally an important public health problem. Known as a multi-organ disease that affects the following organs: salivary glands, lung, digestive tube, liver, pancreas, kidneys, reproductive organs, CF also has an impact on the oral health (structural abnormalities, abnormalities of the teeth eruption, damage to the enamel, accumulation of tartar, gingivitis, cavities, malocclusions, oropharyngeal candidiasis). The authors show the main implications of the disease at teeth level.