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Oral Health of Children with Congenital Heart Disease following Preventive Treatment

  • Suvarna Reshma M1
  • Rai Kavitha1
  • Hegde Amitha M1,*,

1Department of Pedodontics and Preventive Children Dentistry, A.B. Shetty Memorial Institute of Dental Sciences

DOI: 10.17796/jcpd.36.1.h337135318140078 Vol.36,Issue 1,January 2012 pp.93-98

Published: 01 January 2012

*Corresponding Author(s): Hegde Amitha M E-mail: amipedo@yahoo.co.in reshma_64@rediffmail.com

Abstract

Congenital heart disease (CHD), abnormalities in the structural development of the heart, occurs in approximately 8:1000 live births. The causative microorganism for infective endocarditis in more than 60% of the patients with positive hemoculture of viridans streptococci (s.mutans, s.mitior) thus making it mandatory for these children to maintain their oral health. The present study assessed the oral health of children with congenital heart disease following preventive treatment. A total of 74 children with congenital heart disease were selected for the study with 30 healthy controls between the ages 5-16. The oral health was assessed by measuring the microbial counts, the OHI-S and the gingival indices. The data thus obtained were subjected to paired and unpaired t - test. Poor oral health was prevalent among these children of the study group as compared to the controls indicating a lack of sound knowledge of the maintenance of oral hygiene. Following preventive treatment the oral health improved considerably.

Keywords

oral health, congenital heart disease, preventive treatment, children

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Suvarna Reshma M,Rai Kavitha,Hegde Amitha M. Oral Health of Children with Congenital Heart Disease following Preventive Treatment. Journal of Clinical Pediatric Dentistry. 2012. 36(1);93-98.

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