Four-year follow-up of oral health surveillance in renal transplant children

To outline the specific oral surveillance needs of renal transplant children, we report the 4-year follow-up data of 106 children examined routinely on a 6-month basis and upon request from the medical team or the parents in the interval. Data were recorded for hard and soft dental tissues, includin...

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Published in:Pediatric nephrology (Berlin, West) West), 2006-06, Vol.21 (6), p.851-855
Main Authors: Farge, Pierre, Ranchin, Bruno, Cochat, Pierre
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Child
Dental enamel
Disease prevention
Female
Health surveillance
Hemodialysis
Humans
Kidney Transplantation
Kidney transplants
Male
Nephrology
Oral Health
Oral hygiene
Orthodontics
Parents & parenting
Pediatrics
Periodontal Diseases - epidemiology
Peritoneal dialysis
Population Surveillance
Teeth
Tooth Diseases - epidemiology
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Summary:To outline the specific oral surveillance needs of renal transplant children, we report the 4-year follow-up data of 106 children examined routinely on a 6-month basis and upon request from the medical team or the parents in the interval. Data were recorded for hard and soft dental tissues, including enamel defects carious lesions, gingival status, orthodontic treatment needs, and wisdom teeth eruption. Hard-tissue lesions were noted in 34.9% of the children, caries lesions on the permanent teeth were seen in 15.0% of cases, 18.86% of the patients had orthodontic treatment. Spontaneous examination, upon request for medical reasons, was given for 26 children. Twenty-one demands originated from the parents. Over a 4-year period the attendance of a dental specialist resulted in a significant improvement in the oral health of the renal transplant children.
ISSN:0931-041X
1432-198X
DOI:10.1007/s00467-006-0058-x