Dental caries, oral hygiene and salivary characteristics in children with chronic kidney disease: a case-control study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The aim of this study was to compare the oral health findings and salivary parameters of children with different stages of chronic kidney disease (CKD) with those of healthy peers.

Methods

Intraoral examinations were performed on 43 children aged 8-17 years with CKD and 40 healthy controls from the same pediatric nephrology clinic. Oral health was assessed using the DMFT/dft indices (decayed-missing-filled-teeth), debris index (DI), calculus index (CI), and simplified oral hygiene index (OHI-S). Saliva samples from the children were analyzed for salivary flow rate (SFR), pH, buffering capacity (BC), total oxidant status (TOS), total antioxidant capacity (TAOC), urea, creatinine (Cr), calcium (Ca), potassium (K), phosphorus (P), and salivary α-amylase (SAA). Spearm

SUBMITTER: Kodaman Dokumacıgil N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12187895 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature