Oral Hygiene Status and Dental Caries Experience in Transfusion Dependent Thalassemia Patients: An Analytical Cross-Sectional Study
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beta-thalassemia, Oral hygiene, dental caries, Oral Hygiene Index -Simplified (OHI-S),Decayed-Missing-Filled permanent Teeth Index(DMFT).Abstract
Background: Patients with thalassemia are prone to dental decay, although they are unconcerned about maintaining regular oral hygiene. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the oral hygiene status and dental caries experience of beta-thalassemia major patients in a tertiary care centre to those of healthy controls from the same centre.
Methods: Participants in the study ranged in age from 16 to 55 years. All study participants' carers or parents provided informed written consent. This research was carried out over a six-month period. All participants in the study were divided into two groups: (a) Group A (n = 30) consisted of patients with transfusion dependent thalassemia, and (b) Group B (n = 30) consisted of age- and sex-matched healthy controls. Following a thorough general examination, including demographic data, an intraoral examination was performed using the Decayed-Missing-Filled Permanent Teeth Index (DMFT Index) and the Oral Hygiene Index-Simplified (OHI-S) [Calculus Index (CI) and Debris Index (DI)].
Results: Sociodemographic characteristics revealed that the mean age of the case group was not statistically significant, that male cases outnumbered controls, and that the p value was not significant. However, when the OHI-S and DMFT indexes were examined, the p values were significant in both situations.
Conclusions: Thalassemia patients are more prone to poor oral hygiene and carious lesions. Early visit to dentist is a key to good oral health for thalassemia population and prevents many emergencies and surgical episodes.
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