Oral-Dental Hygiene and Oral Microorganisms in Children With and Without Congenital Heart Disease
VOLUME 45
Paediatrica Indonesiana
May - June • 2005
NUMBER 5-6
Oral..dental hygiene and oral microorganisms in children with and without congenital heart disease
Emiwaty P Panggabean, MDj Lily Irsa, MDj Rosihan Anwar, MDj Munar Lubis, MDj Rusdidjas, MDj Syahril Pasaribu, MD
ABSTRACT
Objective This study was done to compare the dental and oral
hygiene status of children with and without congenital heart disease (CHD) by investigating oral microorganisms and dental and oral hygiene indices.
Methods A cross-sectional study was done on children aged 2 to
15 years from April 2002 to December 2003 at the Department of Child Health, Haji Adam Malik Hospital, Medan. There were two subject groups, the first consisting of children with CHD and the second of those without. The dental and oral hygiene status was determined by determining caries index and oral hygiene index. Swabs from the subjects' upper first molars were taken and cultured to determine the types of microorganisms present. Data were analyzed using the chi-square test, Fisher's exact test, and t-test.
Results There was a significant difference in mean oral hygiene
index between children with (mean 2.75; SD 1.85) and without (mean 1.45; SD 0.78) CHD (P
Paediatrica Indonesiana
May - June • 2005
NUMBER 5-6
Oral..dental hygiene and oral microorganisms in children with and without congenital heart disease
Emiwaty P Panggabean, MDj Lily Irsa, MDj Rosihan Anwar, MDj Munar Lubis, MDj Rusdidjas, MDj Syahril Pasaribu, MD
ABSTRACT
Objective This study was done to compare the dental and oral
hygiene status of children with and without congenital heart disease (CHD) by investigating oral microorganisms and dental and oral hygiene indices.
Methods A cross-sectional study was done on children aged 2 to
15 years from April 2002 to December 2003 at the Department of Child Health, Haji Adam Malik Hospital, Medan. There were two subject groups, the first consisting of children with CHD and the second of those without. The dental and oral hygiene status was determined by determining caries index and oral hygiene index. Swabs from the subjects' upper first molars were taken and cultured to determine the types of microorganisms present. Data were analyzed using the chi-square test, Fisher's exact test, and t-test.
Results There was a significant difference in mean oral hygiene
index between children with (mean 2.75; SD 1.85) and without (mean 1.45; SD 0.78) CHD (P