Evaluation of Oral Health Status of Children with Subclinical Hypothyroidism

Abstract

Objective: To assess and compare the oral health status of children suffering from subclinical

hypothyroidism and healthy children.

Methods: A total of 72 children, 36 with subclinical hypothyroiditis (experimental group) and

36 healthy controls (control group) were included in the study. DMFT/dft index, gingival index,

and plaque index were used to determine the oral health status of the children included in the

study. Two-way ANOVA and Bonferroni test were used for statistical analysis of the obtained

data.

Results: It was determined that DMFT values of the experimental group were higher than the

control group but the statistically significant difference was only observed in the 13-18 age

group (p <0.05). It was detected that there was no significant difference between the control

and experimental groups in terms of plaque index, and gingival index scores.

Conclusion: It was determined that the prevalance of dental caries in children with subclinical

hypothyroidism was higher than in healthy children, but periodontal health was not affected.

However, we believe that larger population studies should be carried out to support our findings.

Keywords

• Child,Dental caries,Subclinical hypothyroidism,Periodontal health

Subklinik Hipotiroiditli Çocuklarda Ağız Sağlığı Durumunun Değerlendirilmesi

Abstract

Amaç: Bu araştırmada, subklinik hipotiroiditli çocuk hastaların ağız sağlığı durumunun değerlendirilmesi ve sağlıklı çocuklarla karşılaştırılması amaçlandı.

Yöntem: Araştırmaya 4-18 yaş aralığındaki 36’sı subklinik hipotiroiditli (deney grubu), 36’sı sağlıklı (kontrol grubu) toplam 72 çocuk dahil edildi. Araştırmaya dahil edilen çocukların ağız sağlığı durumunun belirlemek için DMFT/dft indeksi, gingival indeks, plak indeksi kullanıldı. Elde edilen verilerin istatistiksel analizlerinde 2 yönlü varyans analizi (two-way ANOVA) ve Bonferroni testi kullanıldı.

Bulgular: Deney grubunun DMFT değerlerinin kontrol grubundan daha yüksek olduğu ancak aradaki farkın sadece 13-18 yaş grubunda istatistiksel olarak anlamlı olduğu belirlendi (p<0.05). Plak indeksi ve gingival indeks skorları açısından kontrol ve deney grubu arasında anlamlı bir fark olmadığı tespit edildi (p>0.05).

Sonuç: Subklinik hipotiroiditli çocuk hastalarda diş çürüğü görülme sıklığının sağlıklı çocuklara oranla daha yüksek olduğu ancak periodontal sağlığın etkilenmediği belirlendi. Bununla birlikte, bulgularımızın desteklenmesi için daha geniş popülasyonlu çalışmaların yapılması gerektiği kanısındayız.  

Keywords

• Çocuk,Diş çürüğü,Subklinik hipotiroidi,Periodontal sağlık

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