Dental health status of children with diabetes in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Objective: The impact of diabetes on oral diseases remains debatable. We aimed to determine the prevalence of dental caries, gingival health status and knowledge, and oral hygiene level and practice in children with type 1 diabetes mellitus in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Methods: The teeth of Sixty childr...

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Main Authors: Yousef H. Al-Dlaigan, Rasha A. Al-Dabaan
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Language:English
Published: Springer 2024-06-01
Series:Saudi Dental Journal
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1013905224001007
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description Objective: The impact of diabetes on oral diseases remains debatable. We aimed to determine the prevalence of dental caries, gingival health status and knowledge, and oral hygiene level and practice in children with type 1 diabetes mellitus in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Methods: The teeth of Sixty children with diabetes (33 males and 27 females; age 11.3 ± 2.2 [7–14] years) were examined for dental caries following the modified World Health Organization criteria. Data on age, sex, medical history, gingival health status and knowledge, and oral hygiene level and practice were collected from parents. Results: In this study, 53 % of the children had dental caries with decayed, missing, and filled primary and permanent teeth scores of 5.6 ± 3.8 and 3.6 ± 3.2, respectively, with similar scores for male and female children. Children with and without caries had similar oral hygiene practices and oral health knowledge but differed in the rates of good or fair oral hygiene status (89.2 vs. 56.6 %; P = 0.024) and normal gingival health status or mild gingivitis (96.5 vs. 81.3 %; P = 0.010). Conclusions: We found that the oral hygiene status and rate of gingivitis differed in children with type 1 diabetes mellitus with or without dental caries.
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spelling doaj-art-02f7fb0dff9c44cbab46491d7328e75a2025-08-20T01:58:45ZengSpringerSaudi Dental Journal1013-90522024-06-0136692693110.1016/j.sdentj.2024.03.012Dental health status of children with diabetes in Riyadh, Saudi ArabiaYousef H. Al-Dlaigan0Rasha A. Al-Dabaan1Division of Pediatric Dentistry, Department of Pediatric Dentistry and Orthodontics Sciences, College of Dentistry, King Saud University, P.O. BOX 60169, Riyadh 11545, Saudi ArabiaDepartment of Pediatric Dentistry and Orthodontics Sciences, College of Dentistry, King Saud University, P.O. BOX 60169, Riyadh 11545, Saudi Arabia; Corresponding author.Objective: The impact of diabetes on oral diseases remains debatable. We aimed to determine the prevalence of dental caries, gingival health status and knowledge, and oral hygiene level and practice in children with type 1 diabetes mellitus in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Methods: The teeth of Sixty children with diabetes (33 males and 27 females; age 11.3 ± 2.2 [7–14] years) were examined for dental caries following the modified World Health Organization criteria. Data on age, sex, medical history, gingival health status and knowledge, and oral hygiene level and practice were collected from parents. Results: In this study, 53 % of the children had dental caries with decayed, missing, and filled primary and permanent teeth scores of 5.6 ± 3.8 and 3.6 ± 3.2, respectively, with similar scores for male and female children. Children with and without caries had similar oral hygiene practices and oral health knowledge but differed in the rates of good or fair oral hygiene status (89.2 vs. 56.6 %; P = 0.024) and normal gingival health status or mild gingivitis (96.5 vs. 81.3 %; P = 0.010). Conclusions: We found that the oral hygiene status and rate of gingivitis differed in children with type 1 diabetes mellitus with or without dental caries.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1013905224001007ChildDental cariesDiabetesGingivitisOral hygieneCohort study, dentistry, pediatric
spellingShingle Yousef H. Al-Dlaigan
Rasha A. Al-Dabaan
Dental health status of children with diabetes in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Saudi Dental Journal
Child
Dental caries
Diabetes
Gingivitis
Oral hygiene
Cohort study, dentistry, pediatric
title Dental health status of children with diabetes in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
title_full Dental health status of children with diabetes in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
title_fullStr Dental health status of children with diabetes in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
title_full_unstemmed Dental health status of children with diabetes in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
title_short Dental health status of children with diabetes in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
title_sort dental health status of children with diabetes in riyadh saudi arabia
topic Child
Dental caries
Diabetes
Gingivitis
Oral hygiene
Cohort study, dentistry, pediatric
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