Dental caries prevalence among Type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) 6- to 12-year-old children in Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia compared to non-diabetic children
Abraham, Abid Hamoud Al-Badr, Albandary Hassan AlJameel, Hassan Suliman Halawany, Yousra Hussein Al-Jazairy, Mohamad Khalid Alhadlaq, Nassr Saleh Al-Maflehi, Jehan Adnan Al-Sharif, Vimal Jacob, Nimmi . 2020
Abstract Objective: The aim of this study was to compare the prevalence of dental caries among groups of 6–12-year-old children with and without Type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, taking into account oral health behaviour, diet, and salivary parameters.
Methods: The study was designed as a comparable study of dental caries experience between T1DM and non-diabetic groups of children. The total sample size of 209 participants consisted of 69 diabetic and 140 non-diabetic children. Oral hygiene, diet and socio-economic status were col- lected using a pre-tested questionnaire. Caries was recorded in terms of decayed and filled perma- nent and primary teeth (DFT/dft). Salivary microbial counts and pH levels were recorded using Caries Risk Test (CRT) kit. Student’s t-test, the chi-squared test, linear regression and one-way analysis of variance were performed P-value of 0.05 considered significant.
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