A comparative study of the Oral health Status of Cardiac and Non-Cardiac paediatric patients at Tygerberg Hospital

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dc.contributor.advisorHarnekar, S Yasin
dc.contributor.authorZafar, Sobia
dc.contributor.otherDept. of Paediatric Dentistry
dc.contributor.otherFaculty of Dentistry
dc.date.accessioned2013-11-21T18:46:30Z
dc.date.accessioned2024-06-04T08:26:52Z
dc.date.available2009/11/13 12:19
dc.date.available2009/11/13
dc.date.available2013-11-21T18:46:30Z
dc.date.available2024-06-04T08:26:52Z
dc.date.issued2008
dc.descriptionMagister Scientiae Dentium - MSc(Dent)en_US
dc.description.abstractThe aim of the study was to determine the oral and debntal health status of pediatric cardiac patients, 12 years of age and younger, and compare them with non-cardiac patients. A total of 150 children, 75 with known cardiac condition (study group) and 75 no-cardiac (control group) were examined. No statistically significant differences were established in the study between the caries experience score for the cardiac and control groups. The study concludes that the cardiac group generally has a higher decay component and a lower missing component which may be an indication of the lack of dental intervention. The gingival inflammation was significantly higher in the cardiac group although the plaque scores were similar in the two groups.en_US
dc.description.countrySouth Africa
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10566/15822
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherUniversity of the Western Capeen_US
dc.rights.holderUniversity of the Western Capeen_US
dc.subjectDentistryen_US
dc.subjectPediatric Dentistryen_US
dc.titleA comparative study of the Oral health Status of Cardiac and Non-Cardiac paediatric patients at Tygerberg Hospitalen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US

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