Open AccessUnderlying Kidney Disease and Duration of Hemodialysis: An Assessment of Its Effect on Oral Health
Author(s) -
Swati Jain
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
journal of clinical and diagnostic research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2249-782X
pISSN - 0973-709X
DOI - 10.7860/jcdr/2014/7853.4402
Subject(s) - medicine , hemodialysis , analysis of variance , dialysis , oral hygiene , kidney disease , dentistry
Dental health among the patients undergoing haemodialysis therapy has been found to be debilitated and gets worsened with the increased duration of hemodialysis.Hence the present study aimed to assess the effect of duration of hemodialysis and the underlying kidney disease on the dental health status of patients.