TY - JOUR
T1 - Dental health in patients affected by alcohol use disorders: a cross-sectional study
AU - Manicone, Paolo Francesco
AU - Tarli, Claudia
AU - Mirijello, Antonio
AU - Raffaelli, Luca
AU - Vassallo, Gabriele Angelo
AU - Antonelli, Massimo
AU - Rando, Maria Margherita
AU - Mosoni, C.
AU - Cossari, A.
AU - Lavorgna, L.
AU - Caputo, F.
AU - Caputo, Francesco Maria
AU - D'Addona, Antonio
AU - Gasbarrini, Antonio
AU - Addolorato, Giovanni
PY - 2017
Y1 - 2017
N2 - OBJECTIVE:
alcohol abuse represents a risk factor for oral diseases, in particular, oral cancer. Periodontal disease has been showed to be involved in the pathophysiology of cardiovascular and metabolic diseases, such as atherosclerosis and liver steatosis. The role of chronic alcohol consumption on periodontitis is still controversial. The aim of the study was to evaluate the effect of chronic alcohol abuse on oral health.
PATIENTS AND METHODS:
Twenty-three alcohol use disorders (AUD) patients and twenty-three healthy social drinkers underwent an oral examination by trained oral clinicians in order to evaluate oral and dental health. A questionnaire assessing oral hygiene was administered together with the evaluation of DMFT (decayed, missing, filled teeth), SLI (Silness-Loë plaque index) and CPI (community periodontal index of treatment needs) scores.
RESULTS:
Alcoholic patients showed significantly lower oral hygiene scores compared to controls. Alcoholic patients showed significantly poorer scores at DMFT, SLI and CPI tests. Moreover, among alcoholics, smokers showed a significantly poorer oral health than non-smokers.
CONCLUSIONS:
Chronic alcohol abuse increases the risk of dental and periodontal diseases. Smoking represents a significant co-factor. The practice of basic oral hygiene and the access to professional dental care should be encouraged among AUD patients in order to reduce oral diseases.
AB - OBJECTIVE:
alcohol abuse represents a risk factor for oral diseases, in particular, oral cancer. Periodontal disease has been showed to be involved in the pathophysiology of cardiovascular and metabolic diseases, such as atherosclerosis and liver steatosis. The role of chronic alcohol consumption on periodontitis is still controversial. The aim of the study was to evaluate the effect of chronic alcohol abuse on oral health.
PATIENTS AND METHODS:
Twenty-three alcohol use disorders (AUD) patients and twenty-three healthy social drinkers underwent an oral examination by trained oral clinicians in order to evaluate oral and dental health. A questionnaire assessing oral hygiene was administered together with the evaluation of DMFT (decayed, missing, filled teeth), SLI (Silness-Loë plaque index) and CPI (community periodontal index of treatment needs) scores.
RESULTS:
Alcoholic patients showed significantly lower oral hygiene scores compared to controls. Alcoholic patients showed significantly poorer scores at DMFT, SLI and CPI tests. Moreover, among alcoholics, smokers showed a significantly poorer oral health than non-smokers.
CONCLUSIONS:
Chronic alcohol abuse increases the risk of dental and periodontal diseases. Smoking represents a significant co-factor. The practice of basic oral hygiene and the access to professional dental care should be encouraged among AUD patients in order to reduce oral diseases.
KW - alcohol use disorders
KW - denta health
KW - alcohol use disorders
KW - denta health
UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10807/110309
M3 - Article
SN - 2284-0729
VL - 21
SP - 5021
EP - 5027
JO - European Review for Medical and Pharmacological Sciences
JF - European Review for Medical and Pharmacological Sciences
ER -
