EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PAEDIATRIC DENTISTRY CONTENTS.

Vol. 10 No. 2      June 2009

ISSN: 1591-996X      UBIC: 116-O

ABSTRACT: Aim The aim of this study was to record the oral health status through the mean value of the DMFT/dmft index, the CPJTN values and the DDE modified index in children affected by cystic fibrosis (CF), Study design Observational study. Methods: A group of 54 CF patients, aged 7 to 12 years, was selected and their data were compared to those of the same age healthy control group of 101 children. Results and statistics: CF patients showed a mean DMFT (1.5 ± 2.17) and dmft (0.42 ± 0.9) significantly lower than control subjects (respectively 3.70 ± 3.92 and 2.96 ± 3.30). Moreover in the CF subjects a high prevalence (55.6%) of enamel defects and a better periodontal health were found, despite the low presence of calculus in both groups. Conclusions: The low caries experience and the high prevalence of enamel defects in CF patients could be due to the metabolic disease, and above all to the long-term pharmacological therapies (antibiotics and pancreatic enzymes) that they take. KEYWORDS: Cystic fibrosis

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