PMID- 23257486
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20131217
LR  - 20181202
IS  - 1998-3603 (Electronic)
IS  - 0970-9290 (Linking)
VI  - 23
IP  - 4
DP  - 2012 Jul-Aug
TI  - Status of dental health in chemical warfare victims: the case of Isfahan, Iran.
PG  - 506-8
LID - 10.4103/0970-9290.104959 [doi]
AB  - BACKGROUND: Little evidence is available regarding the dental health of victims 
      of chemical warfare in Iran. Therefore, in this study, we examined the decayed, 
      missing, and filled teeth index (DMFT), community periodontal index of treatment 
      needs (CPITN), and saliva secretion rate of chemical warfare victims living in 
      the province of Isfahan in Iran. MATERIALS AND METHODS: This case-control study 
      was conducted with 300 chemical warfare victims as the treatment group and 300 
      age-matched individuals without exposure to chemical warfare as the control 
      group. DMFT and CPITN indices and saliva secretion rate were measured and 
      compared between the two groups. RESULTS: Chemical warfare victims had 
      significantly higher scores than the control group for decayed teeth (4.25 +/- 3.88 
      vs 3.52 +/- 2.81; P=0.009), missing teeth (8.79 +/- 9.3 vs 6.15 +/- 8.43; P<0.001), 
      total DMFT index (17.00 +/- 6.72 vs 13.20 +/- 6.89; P<0.001), and CPTIN (2.81 +/- 0.81 
      vs 1.71 +/- 1.04; P<0.001). However, no significant difference was observed between 
      the two groups in filled teeth (4.00 +/- 4.2 vs 3.59 +/- 2.48; P=0.148). The level of 
      saliva secretion in warfare victims was significantly lower than that in the 
      control group (1.71 +/- 0.05 vs 3.85 +/- 1.95 cc/5 min; P<0.001). CONCLUSION: 
      Chemical warfare victims have relatively poor dental/oral health. Chemical injury 
      might cause a dysfunction in saliva secretion, with decrease in saliva secretion 
      increasing the risk for tooth decay and periodontal disorders. Further research 
      is required to find out the exact underlying mechanisms and the factors 
      associated with poor dental/oral health in chemical warfare victims.
FAU - Mottaghi, Ahmad
AU  - Mottaghi A
AD  - Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, School of Dentistry, Islamic Azad 
      University, Khorasgan Branch (Isfahan), Iran.
FAU - Hoseinzade, Abolfath
AU  - Hoseinzade A
FAU - Zamani, Elham
AU  - Zamani E
FAU - Araghizade, Habib Allah
AU  - Araghizade HA
LA  - eng
PT  - Comparative Study
PT  - Journal Article
PL  - India
TA  - Indian J Dent Res
JT  - Indian journal of dental research : official publication of Indian Society for 
      Dental Research
JID - 9202990
MH  - Adult
MH  - Case-Control Studies
MH  - *Chemical Warfare
MH  - Cross-Sectional Studies
MH  - DMF Index
MH  - Dental Caries/*epidemiology
MH  - Dental Restoration, Permanent/statistics & numerical data
MH  - Health Status
MH  - Humans
MH  - Iran/epidemiology
MH  - Male
MH  - Oral Health/statistics & numerical data
MH  - Periodontal Diseases/*epidemiology
MH  - Periodontal Index
MH  - Saliva/metabolism
MH  - Salivary Gland Diseases/*epidemiology
MH  - Secretory Rate/physiology
MH  - Tooth Loss/epidemiology
EDAT- 2012/12/22 06:00
MHDA- 2013/12/18 06:00
CRDT- 2012/12/22 06:00
PHST- 2012/12/22 06:00 [entrez]
PHST- 2012/12/22 06:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2013/12/18 06:00 [medline]
AID - IndianJDentRes_2012_23_4_506_104959 [pii]
AID - 10.4103/0970-9290.104959 [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - Indian J Dent Res. 2012 Jul-Aug;23(4):506-8. doi: 10.4103/0970-9290.104959.