Table 2.
Oral health parameters
| iNS | Control | P value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caries experience | n/N | % | n/N | % | 0.070 |
| 39/47 | 83.0 | 45/47 | 95.7 | ||
| mean SD | mean SD | ||||
| Number of caries-affected primary and/or permanent teeth | 4.6 ± 3.5 | 6.0 ± 4.1 | 0.126 | ||
| primary and/or permanent decayed teeth | 3.5 ± 3.2 | 2.4 ± 2.4 | 0.095 | ||
| primary and/or permanent missing teeth | 0.02 ± 0.1 | 0.2 ± 0.8 | 0.543 | ||
| primary and/or permanent filled teeth | 1.1 ± 1.6 | 3.5 ± 3.0 | < 0.001*** | ||
| DMFT | 2.40 ± 3.04 | 4.21 ± 4.77 | 0.047* | ||
| DT | 1.72 ± 2.71 | 1.47 ± 2.37 | 0.865 | ||
| MT | 0.02 ± 0.14 | 0.17 ± 0.81 | 0.851 | ||
| FT | 0.66 ± 0.65 | 2.57 ± 3.35 | 0.018* | ||
| dmft | 2.19 ± 2.93 | 1.79 ± 2.35 | 0.561 | ||
| dt | 1.74 ± 2.25 | 0.89 ± 1.33 | 0.152 | ||
| mt | 0 | 0.02 ± 0.14 | 0.865 | ||
| ft | 0.45 ± 1.33 | 0.89 ± 1.43 | 0.136 | ||
| n | % | n | % | ||
| Enamel hypoplasia frequency | 15 | 31.9 | 2 | 4.3 | < 0.001*** |
| mean SD | mean SD | ||||
| Number of teeth with enamel hypoplasia | 0.80 ± 1.5 | 0.10 ± 0.3 | < 0.001*** | ||
| OHI-S | 1.89 ± 1.59 | 1.05 ± 1.02 | 0.010** | ||
| DI-S | 1.80 ± 1.55 | 0.99 ± 0.92 | 0.011* | ||
| CI-S | 0.09 ± 0.31 | 0.06 ± 0.26 | 0.463 | ||
| API (%) | 54.0 ± 35.7 | 43.4 ± 27.6 | 0.108 | ||
| GI | 0.7 ± 1.0 | 0.3 ± 0.6 | 0.050 | ||
| CFU Streptococcus mutans (SM) | |||||
| < 105 | 36 | 76.6 | 39 | 83.0 | 0.441 |
| ≥ 105 | 11 | 23.4 | 8 | 17.0 | |
| CFU Lactobacilli spp. (LB) | |||||
| < 105 | 28 | 59.6 | 27 | 57.4 | 0.834 |
| ≥ 105 | 19 | 40.4 | 20 | 42.6 | |
Abbreviations: dmft Number of decayed, missing due to caries and filled primary teeth; DMFT Number of decayed, missing due caries and filled permanent teeth, OHI-S Simplified Oral Hygiene Index, DI Debris index, CI Calculus index, API Approximal plaque index, GI Gingival index, CFU Colony forming unit, iNS Idiopathic nephrotic syndrome
*- significant difference at P < 0.05
**- significant difference at P < 0.01
*** - significant difference at P < 0.001