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Lead exposure may affect gingival health in children
- Source :
- BMC Oral Health, BMC Oral Health, Vol 18, Iss 1, Pp 1-7 (2018)
- Publication Year :
- 2017
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Abstract
- Background Several studies have reported the harmful effects of lead poisoning. However, the relationship between lead exposure and oral health of children has not been well defined. The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between blood lead level (BLL) and oral health status of children. Methods A total of 351 children (aged 7–15 years) were recruited from the pilot data of the Korean Environmental Health Survey in Children and Adolescents, which was designed to examine environmental exposure and children’s health status in South Korea. Blood samples were taken to determine BLLs and oral examinations were performed to assess oral health parameters, including community periodontal index (CPI), gingival index (GI), and plaque index (PI). Information regarding socioeconomic status, oral hygiene behavior, and dietary habits was collected from parents and guardians. Results The participants were divided equally into four quartiles, with quartile I comprised of children with the lowest BLLs. There were significant differences for PI (p
- Subjects :
- Male
Toothbrushing
medicine.medical_specialty
Adolescent
Oral Health
010501 environmental sciences
01 natural sciences
Oral hygiene
Tooth brushing
03 medical and health sciences
Gingivitis
0302 clinical medicine
Internal medicine
Republic of Korea
medicine
Pathology
Humans
Child
General Dentistry
0105 earth and related environmental sciences
medicine.diagnostic_test
business.industry
Dental Plaque Index
030206 dentistry
Odds ratio
Environmental exposure
Environmental Exposure
Feeding Behavior
medicine.disease
lcsh:RK1-715
Lead Poisoning
Quartile
Lead
Socioeconomic Factors
lcsh:Dentistry
Gingival Diseases
Blood lead level
Female
medicine.symptom
Periodontal Index
business
Gingival disease
Research Article
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 14726831
- Volume :
- 18
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- BMC oral health
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....e52bca9c7497e7ba586d9a47f52084d0