- AutorIn
- Dirk Ziebolz
- Sylvia Friedrich
- Christian Binner
- Josephin Rast
- Mirjam Eisner
- Justus Wagner
- Jan Schmickler
- Tanja Kottmann
- Rainer Haak
- Michael A. Borger
- Sven Lehmann
- Andreas Oberbach
- Jens Garbade
- Gerhard Schmalz
- Titel
- Lack in Periodontal Care of Patients Suffering from Severe Heart Diseases—Results after 12 Months Follow-Up
- Zitierfähige Url:
- https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:bsz:15-qucosa2-847898
- Quellenangabe
- Journal of Clinical Medicine
Erscheinungsjahr: 2020
Jahrgang: 9
Heft: 2
E-ISSN: 2077-0383
Artikelnummer: 352 - Erstveröffentlichung
- 2020
- Abstract (EN)
- Background: To assess whether the standardized recommendation of patients with heart failure (HF), left-ventricular assist device (LVAD) and heart transplantation (HTx) to visit their dentist leads to improved oral conditions after 12 months. Methods: Patients from the Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Leipzig Heart Centre, Germany were examined at baseline and after 12 months. A dental (decayed-, missing-, and filled-teeth index (DMF-T)) and periodontal examination (periodontal probing depth, clinical attachment loss) was performed. At baseline, patients received a standardized recommendation to visit their dentist. At follow-up, a standardized questionnaire regarding the dental consultation was applied. Results: Eighty-eight participants (HTx: 31, LVAD: 43, HF: 14) were included. The majority of patients (79.5%) followed the recommendation to visit their dentist. Within the total cohort, periodontal treatment need was significantly reduced from 91% (baseline) to 75% (follow-up; p < 0.01). Only 10% of total cohort stated that they received periodontal treatment. The outcome in periodontal and dental treatment need at follow-up appointment revealed no statistically significant associations to the questionnaire regarding dentist consultation (p > 0.05). Conclusions: The simple recommendation to visit the dentist appears not enough to obtain sufficient dental and periodontal conditions in patients with severe heart diseases. Thereby, a lack in periodontal treatment of patients with HF, HTx and LVAD was identified, making interdisciplinary dental special care programs recommendable.
- Andere Ausgabe
- Link zur Erstveröffentlichung
Link: https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm9020352 - Freie Schlagwörter (EN)
- heart transplantation; left-ventricular assist device; heart failure; oral health; dental care
- Klassifikation (DDC)
- 610
- Verlag
- MDPI, Basel
- Version / Begutachtungsstatus
- publizierte Version / Verlagsversion
- URN Qucosa
- urn:nbn:de:bsz:15-qucosa2-847898
- Veröffentlichungsdatum Qucosa
- 19.04.2023
- Dokumenttyp
- Artikel
- Sprache des Dokumentes
- Englisch
- Lizenz / Rechtehinweis
- CC BY 4.0