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E Davidovich

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PubMed2006

Calculus in a toddler with end-stage renal disease due to prune-belly syndrome.

Prune-belly syndrome is a congenital kidney and urinary tract anomaly which may lead to end-stage renal failure (ESRF). The present case describes an infant suffering from end-stage kidney disease due to prune-belly syndrome, undergoing chronic hemodialysis, with excessive calculus deposits which disappeared following kidney transplantation. Possible explanations are discussed. The first mechanism is associated with lack of oral function which may have caused pooling of saliva around the teeth enhancing precipitations of minerals. The second possible mechanism is associated with the child's uremic state. The third mechanism could be a disturbance in calcium-phosphor metabolism. It is possible that in the present case, the gastrostomy and the electrolyte disturbances characterizing ESRF had an additive effect.

Child, Preschool↗
PubMed2005

Oral findings and periodontal status in children, adolescents and young adults suffering from renal failure.

AIM: Describe the oral condition of chronic renal failure and healthy subjects, and the relationship between oral variables, chronic renal failure (CRF) conditions, and their treatment. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Four renal failure groups: chronic renal disease (n=22); undergoing dialysis (n=22); after dialysis and transplant (n=21); and after transplant (n=32), and a healthy control (n=38) were examined. Caries, enamel hypoplasia, pulp obliteration, plaque index, gingival bleeding, recession, overgrowth and index, probing depths, attachment loss, renal treatments and their relations with the oral variables were analysed. RESULTS: The renal failure groups had higher gingival index (GI) and bleeding, probing depths, attachment loss, hypoplasia and obliteration and less caries, than the control. Plaque was higher in the dialysis and pre-dialysis (PD) groups. Overgrowth was evident after transplant. The PD group showed lower GI than other renal groups. Dialysis duration and end-stage renal failure significantly correlated with gingivitis, probing depth, attachment loss and enamel hypoplasia. Immuran correlated positively with probing depth, gingival recession and attachment loss. Normiten and Nifedipine had positive correlations with gingival overgrowth. CONCLUSIONS: CRF patients are characterized by pulp obliteration, gingival and periodontal diseases. Duration of end stage renal failure and type of systemic treatment have a significant influence on the oral condition.

Adolescent↗