Dental condition and salivary characteristics in Vietnamese patients with chronic kidney disease

• Published in: International journal of dental hygiene Vol. 17; no. 3; pp. 253 - 260
• Main Authors: Pham, Thuy A. V., Le, Dinh D.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.08.2019
• Subjects: chronic kidney disease; Creatinine; creatinine clearance; dental condition; DMFT; Kidney diseases; pH effects; Regression analysis; Renal function; salivary flow rate; Teeth; Urea; Vietnamese; Xerostomia; Vietnamese; chronic kidney disease; creatinine clearance; dental condition; DMFT; salivary flow rate

Objectives To determine the dental status and salivary characteristics and to analyse the correlation between creatinine clearance with DMFT index and salivary flow rate in Vietnamese patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD). Methods This study was conducted on 111 CKD and 109 non‐CKD patients. Th...