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ORAL HEALTH STATUS OF CHILDREN WITH SICKLE CELLS IN KINSHASA, DR CONGO
| العنوان: | ORAL HEALTH STATUS OF CHILDREN WITH SICKLE CELLS IN KINSHASA, DR CONGO |
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| المؤلفون: | Kowe DN, Songo BF, Penze NA, Fayeta NB-J, Muzeke AR, Yanga ML, Agbor MA, Pilipili CM, Forna NC |
| المصدر: | Romanian Journal of Oral Rehabilitation, Vol 14, Iss 3, Pp 6-17 (2022) |
| بيانات النشر: | Romanian Society of Oral Rehabilitation, 2022. |
| سنة النشر: | 2022 |
| المجموعة: | LCC:Dentistry |
| مصطلحات موضوعية: | oral health, caries, gingival inflammation, sickle cell disease, children, kinshasa, Dentistry, RK1-715 |
| الوصف: | Introduction: Sickle cells disease is a genetic blood dyscrasia that is endemic among children in the sub-Saharan sub-region. The objective of our study was to assess the oral health status of children with sickle cell disease in Kinshasa. Methods: A descriptive and multicenter study was conducted in Kinshasa among SS homozygous children aged under 17 years. Sociodemographic data, habits and levels of oral hygiene, snacking, consultations with the dentist, oral clinical examination as well as odontalgia during the vaso-occlusive crises (VOC) constituted the parameters of study. Results: A total of 194 children with sickle cell disease including 114 (58.8%) males and 80(41.2%) females were examined. The results showed that the mean plaque index was PI=1.46±0.89. The prevalence of dental caries was 58.8% and the state of gingival inflammation was 0.7 ≤ GI ≥ 1.9 in 142 (73.2%) children. It was also observed 14.4% of cases of dental structure anomalies such as hypoplasia, 7.21% glossitis, 1.5% fracture of the anterior teeth and 3.6% odontalgia without dental cause during the VOC . Conclusion: Oral problems are also the prerogative of children with sickle cell disease. |
| نوع الوثيقة: | article |
| وصف الملف: | electronic resource |
| اللغة: | English |
| تدمد: | 2066-7000 2601-4661 |
| Relation: | https://www.rjor.ro/oral-health-status-of-children-with-sickle-cells-in-kinshasa-dr-congo/; https://doaj.org/toc/2066-7000; https://doaj.org/toc/2601-4661 |
| URL الوصول: | https://doaj.org/article/a599e17dc104445fb341bfdb52aed0ed |
| رقم الانضمام: | edsdoj.599e17dc104445fb341bfdb52aed0ed |
| قاعدة البيانات: | Directory of Open Access Journals |
| تدمد: | 20667000 26014661 |
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