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TitleOral health of Chinese people with systemic sclerosis
AuthorsChu, CH2
Yeung, CMK2
Lai, IA2
Leung, WK2
Mok, MY1
KeywordsCaries
Chinese
Periodontal status
Scleroderma
Systemic Sclerosis
Issue Date2011
PublisherSpringer Verlag. The Journal's web site is located at http://link.springer.de/link/service/journals/00784/index.htm
CitationClinical Oral Investigations, 2011, v. 15 n. 6, p. 931-939 [How to Cite?]
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00784-010-0472-0
AbstractThe aim was to study oral health status, salivary function, and oral features of Chinese people with Systemic Sclerosis (SSc). Chinese people with SSc attending a university specialist clinic were invited for a questionnaire survey and a clinical examination. Ethics approval was sought (UW 08-305). Gender- and age-matched individuals without SSc who attended a university dental hospital were recruited for comparison. Forty-two SSc patients with a mean age of 54.0 ± 12.2 were examined. This study found no Chinese people with systemic sclerosis were periodontally healthy and many (76%) had periodontal pockets despite most of them (93%) practiced daily tooth-brushing. They all had caries experience (DMFT = 10.5) and many (65%) had untreated decay. Mucosal telangiectasia was a common oral feature (80%). They had lower resting salivary flow rates (0.18 ± 0.17 ml/min vs. 0.31 ± 0.21 ml/min; p = 0.003) and pH values (6.90 ± 0.40 vs. 7.28 ± 0.31; p < 0.001) and reduced maximal mouth opening (40.1 ± 6.5 mm vs. 43.6 ± 7.0 mm) than people without SSc. © 2010 The Author(s).
ISSN1432-6981
2011 Impact Factor: 2.364
2011 SCImago Journal Rankings: 0.096
DOIhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00784-010-0472-0
ISI Accession Number IDWOS:000296879800011
Funding AgencyGrant Number
University of Hong Kong Research and Conference200807176127
Funding Information:

We would like to thank dental undergraduate student group 5.3 of graduation class 2009 for their participation in this study. The work described in this paper was substantially supported by The University of Hong Kong Research and Conference Grant 200807176127.

PubMed Central IDPMC3212684
ReferencesReferences in Scopus
GrantsOral health status and oral features of Chinese people with Systemic Sclerosis (Scleroderma) in Hong Kong
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dc.contributor.authorChu, CH
dc.contributor.authorYeung, CMK
dc.contributor.authorLai, IA
dc.contributor.authorLeung, WK
dc.contributor.authorMok, MY
dc.date.accessioned2012-02-21T05:43:57Z
dc.date.available2012-02-21T05:43:57Z
dc.date.issued2011
dc.description.abstractThe aim was to study oral health status, salivary function, and oral features of Chinese people with Systemic Sclerosis (SSc). Chinese people with SSc attending a university specialist clinic were invited for a questionnaire survey and a clinical examination. Ethics approval was sought (UW 08-305). Gender- and age-matched individuals without SSc who attended a university dental hospital were recruited for comparison. Forty-two SSc patients with a mean age of 54.0 ± 12.2 were examined. This study found no Chinese people with systemic sclerosis were periodontally healthy and many (76%) had periodontal pockets despite most of them (93%) practiced daily tooth-brushing. They all had caries experience (DMFT = 10.5) and many (65%) had untreated decay. Mucosal telangiectasia was a common oral feature (80%). They had lower resting salivary flow rates (0.18 ± 0.17 ml/min vs. 0.31 ± 0.21 ml/min; p = 0.003) and pH values (6.90 ± 0.40 vs. 7.28 ± 0.31; p < 0.001) and reduced maximal mouth opening (40.1 ± 6.5 mm vs. 43.6 ± 7.0 mm) than people without SSc. © 2010 The Author(s).
dc.description.grantOral health status and oral features of Chinese people with Systemic Sclerosis (Scleroderma) in Hong Kong
dc.description.grantcode99304
dc.description.naturepublished_or_final_version
dc.description.otherSpringer Open Choice, 21 Feb 2012
dc.identifier.citationClinical Oral Investigations, 2011, v. 15 n. 6, p. 931-939 [How to Cite?]
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00784-010-0472-0
dc.identifier.citeulike8026308
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00784-010-0472-0
dc.identifier.epage939
dc.identifier.hkuros198107
dc.identifier.isiWOS:000296879800011
Funding AgencyGrant Number
University of Hong Kong Research and Conference200807176127
Funding Information:

We would like to thank dental undergraduate student group 5.3 of graduation class 2009 for their participation in this study. The work described in this paper was substantially supported by The University of Hong Kong Research and Conference Grant 200807176127.

dc.identifier.issn1432-6981
2011 Impact Factor: 2.364
2011 SCImago Journal Rankings: 0.096
dc.identifier.issue6
dc.identifier.openurl
dc.identifier.pmcidPMC3212684
dc.identifier.pmid20938795
dc.identifier.scopuseid_2-s2.0-80955131137
dc.identifier.spage931
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/144882
dc.identifier.volume15
dc.languageeng
dc.publisherSpringer Verlag. The Journal's web site is located at http://link.springer.de/link/service/journals/00784/index.htm
dc.publisher.placeGermany
dc.relation.ispartofClinical Oral Investigations
dc.relation.referencesReferences in Scopus
dc.rightsCreative Commons: Attribution 3.0 Hong Kong License
dc.rightsCreative Commons: Attribution 3.0 Hong Kong License
dc.subjectCaries
dc.subjectChinese
dc.subjectPeriodontal status
dc.subjectScleroderma
dc.subjectSystemic Sclerosis
dc.titleOral health of Chinese people with systemic sclerosis
dc.typeArticle
Author Affiliations
  1. The University of Hong Kong Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine
  2. Prince Philip Dental Hospital