Oral health in patients with cystic fibrosis

• Main Authors: Aline Cristina Gonçalves, Fernando Augusto Lima Marson, Regina Maria Holanda Mendonça, José Dirceu Ribeiro, Antônio Fernando Ribeiro, Carlos Emílio Levy
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Universidade Estadual de Campinas 2018-11-01
• Series: Brazilian Journal of Oral Sciences
• Subjects: Cystic fibrosis. Dental caries. Periodontal index. Oral health. Dental plaque index.
• Online Access: https://periodicos.sbu.unicamp.br/ojs/index.php/bjos/article/view/8653988

The oral health in patients with cystic fibrosis (CF) is not well studied. Aim: In this context, we describe the frequency of dental problems and performed the description of plaque index and gingival index in patients with CF. Methods: We performed a descriptive study about oral health enrolling 94 patients with CF. Results: The CF diagnosis was done considering the sweat test with chloride values ≥ 60 mmol/L. The permanent dentition was predominant in 57/94 (60.64%) patients with CF – 28/57 (49.12%) caries, 57/57 (100%) filled teeth and 1/57 (1.75%) missing tooth. Deciduous teeth occurred in 37/94 (39.36%) patients with CF – 22/37 (59.46%) carious, 29/37 (78.38%) exfoliated teeth, 20/37 (54.05%) filled teeth. Also, the plaque index and gingival index had scored less than one in many cases (≥ 50% of the cases). Conclusions: Patients with CF showed oral health problems with prevalence comparable to that of the normal population and low values in the plaque index and gingival index.