Oral health and halitosis among type 1 diabetic and healthy children

In this study the oral health status of children
with and without type 1 diabetes were evaluated by using different indices (dmft/DMFT, International
Caries Detection and Assessment System(ICDAS) II, pufa, gingival and periodontal indices). Halitosis
was determined by organoleptic assessment and sulfur monitoring. Results. One hundred children with
the age range between 6 –13 years, 50 type 1 diabetics (24 boys,26 girls) with mean age (±sd) of 10.3
± 2.1 years and 50 healthy (30 boys, 20 girls) with mean age (±sd) of 9.9 ± 1.5 years, participated
in the study. The median values of dmft and dmfs was lower in children with type 1 diabetes, while
for DMFT and DMFS indices were similar with the healthy group. Cavitated caries lesions were
observed in 60.0% of children with diabetes and in 58.0% of healthy children...

Source: Journal of Breath Research - July 1, 2020 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Tayyibe Aslihan Iscan, Cansu Ozsin-Ozler, Tulin Ileri-Keceli, Bahar Guciz-Dogan, Ayfer Alikasifoglu and Meryem Uzamis-Tekcicek Source Type: research