Avaliação epidemiológica da condição periodontal dos pacientes portadores de fissuras labiopalatinas do Hospital de Reabilitação de Anomalias Craniofaciais / Epidemiological evaluation of the periodontal status of patients with cleft lip and palate attending the Hospital for Rehabilitation of Craniofacial Anomalies

AUTOR(ES)

Ana Lúcia Pompéia Fraga de Almeida

DATA DE PUBLICAÇÃO

2007

RESUMO

In Dentistry, few studies are conducted on individuals with cleft lip and palate in the field of Periodontics, either addressing the prevalence, incidence, extent and severity of periodontal lesions or the treatment of these disorders in adults. This study analyzed the prevalence and severity of periodontal disease on 400 individuals with unilateral or bilateral complete cleft lip and palate, aged 15 to 50 years, attending the Hospital for Rehabilitation of Craniofacial Anomalies, University of São Paulo, without any previous periodontal treatment. Clinical examination comprised measurements of probing depth, clinical attachment level, gingival index, plaque index and gingival recession. A total of 86.75% of patients presented probing depth 3 mm. No sextant exhibited probing depth 6 mm. There was statistically significant difference in probing depth according to age, types of cleft and sextant (p<0.001); 95.87% of teeth presented mean attachment level smaller than or equal to 3 mm. The sextant with cleft did not present higher means of probing depth, clinical attachment level, plaque index and ingival index. There was no statistically significant difference between gender and the other variables. There was gingival bleeding in most of the sample, both in maxillary and mandibular teeth. The frequency and severity of gingival recessions were increased with age, affecting mainly the premolars and molars. The frequency of recession in incisors and canines was ten times higher compared to the general population. The type of cleft was not an important factor influencing the prevalence of periodontal disease. Gender did not influence any of the clinical parameters in this sample. Age seems to be an important factor influencing the prevalence and severity of periodontal disease, for all aspects investigated. Periodontal disease in individuals with clefts, in the present study, occurred in a similar manner as observed in other populations. The presence of a cleft does not seem to increase the prevalence of the disease.

ASSUNTO(S)

epidemiology periodontal disease cleft lip/palate fissura de lábio/palato doença periodontal epidemiologia

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