Assessment of oro-dental manifestations in a series of acromegalic patients, the AcroDent study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

The dental and periodontal impact of GH/IGF-1 hypersecretion has been poorly investigated until now. Our aim is to precisely describe the oro-dental state of acromegalic patients and to study the impact of GH/IGF-1 hypersecretion on patients' reported oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL).

Methods

After collecting characteristics of their disease, acromegalic patients answered the GOHAI questionnaire assessing their OHRQoL, the AcroQoL questionnaire and then benefited from a complete stomatological and radiological examination (orthopantomogram systematically, retro-alveolar radiography or Cone Beam CT if necessary).

Results

In total, 29 patients aged 59.1 ± 16.0 years were included. The average DMFT index (sum of Decayed, Missing and Filled Teeth per

SUBMITTER: Roumeau S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7487182 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature