Background: The aim of this cross-sectional study was the assessment of dental behaviour
and oral health condition of heart transplant recipients (HTx) in comparison to patients with heart
insufficiency (HI). Methods: Patients attending the Department for Cardiac Surgery, Leipzig Heart
Center, Germany were recruited. Standardized questionnaires regarding dental behaviour and
periodontal complaints were applied. A dental (decayed-, missing- and filled-teeth index) and
periodontal examination (periodontal probing depth (PPD) and clinical attachment loss (CAL)) was
performed. Based on the oral findings, dental and periodontal treatment need was determined.
Statistics: T-test, Mann-Whitney U test, Chi-square test, and Fisher-test (p < 0.05). Results: A total of
201 patients (HTx: 112, HI: 89) were included. HTx patients were significantly more often allocated
to dentists (p < 0.01). Furthermore, the HTx patients rated feeling informed appropriately about
oral health more often (p < 0.01). HTx patients used interdental cleaning (p < 0.01) and mouth rinse
(p = 0.02) more often than HI patients. No differences between groups were present regarding dental
status and periodontitis severity (p > 0.05). Periodontal treatment need was high, showing prevalence
of 79.5% (HTx) and 87.6% (HI, p = 0.14), respectively. Conclusions: Both groups show insufficient
oral behaviour and a high need for periodontal treatment. Special care programs for HTx candidates
and recipients appear recommendable.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:DRESDEN/oai:qucosa:de:qucosa:84641 |
| Date | 06 April 2023 |
| Creators | Binner, Christian, Wagner, Justus, Schmalz, Gerhard, Eisner, Mirjam, Rast, Josephine, Kottmann, Tanja, Haak, Rainer, Oberbach, Andreas, Borger, Michael A., Garbade, Jens, Ziebolz, Dirk |
| Publisher | MDPI |
| Source Sets | Hochschulschriftenserver (HSSS) der SLUB Dresden |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion, doc-type:article, info:eu-repo/semantics/article, doc-type:Text |
| Rights | info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess |
| Relation | 2077-0383, 1668 |
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