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Stomatologic conditions evaluation in patients with congenital hydrocephalus (Abstract)* * Avaliação das condições estomatológicas de pacientes portadores de hydrocefalia congênita (Resumo). Dissertação de Mestrado. Universidade Federal de Sergipe. (Área : Neurologia). Orientador: Carlos Umberto Pereira. Colaborador: Sônia Maria Alves Novais. ** Address: Rua Campo do Brito 200, 49015-460 Aracaju SE, Brasil. E-mail: umberto@infonet.com.br Dissertation. Aracaju, 2005
Maria Auxiliadora Silva Pereira** * Avaliação das condições estomatológicas de pacientes portadores de hydrocefalia congênita (Resumo). Dissertação de Mestrado. Universidade Federal de Sergipe. (Área : Neurologia). Orientador: Carlos Umberto Pereira. Colaborador: Sônia Maria Alves Novais. ** Address: Rua Campo do Brito 200, 49015-460 Aracaju SE, Brasil. E-mail: umberto@infonet.com.br
The aim of this study was to evaluate the stomatologic conditions of patients with congenital hydrocephalus.
Thrity children with congenital hydrocephalus were examined with ages between 2 and 6.5 years, from both genders, admitted at Governador João Alves Filho General Hospital and in the University Hospital in the city of Aracaju-Sergipe and 34 children from both genders were included also.
It was analyzed with a clinical examination the variables related to the gingival bleeding index, oral hygiene index, the ceod-index, for the presence of dental anomalies, eruption timing, soft tissue alterations and palatus. The data collected were analyzed with the t test qui square and Fisher and p<0.05.
The results obtained showed that in the Group of Patients with Congenital Hydrocephalus (GPCH) (48%) there was a predominance of moderate gingivitis, while in the majority of healthy children (74%), there was not any gingivitis (p<0.05), with statistic difference, the oral hygiene was regular with the GPCH (50%) and good with healthy children (73%), also seen statistical differences. In case of the ceod-d index, it was not observed any significant statistical differences, being the ceo-d total of 1.53 and 1.44 for the GPCH and for the healthy children, respectively. However, it was informed that they did not see any fillings on any teeth of the GPCH proving a significant statistical difference, but the presence of squamous tongue, fissured tongue, labial frenulum and late eruption were verified only on children with congenital hydrocephalus. The atresic palatus was most prevalent in these patients comparing to the healthy children.
Therefore, the children with congenital hydrocephalus presented worst oral healthy conditions than the healthy children, suggesting they belong to a group of of patients with special needs, by that, being fundamental a greater attention to the oral healthy, with the participation of the dentist in the team involved on the care of these patients.
Key words: children, congenital hydrocephalus, caries dental, gingivitis.
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