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Periodontitis and poor oral hygiene are associated with severe conditions, such as inflammatory and cardiovascular diseases, which potentially affect survival. This study aimed to clarify the characteristics of oral health status in patients initiating hemodialysis and to cross-sectionally investigate its association with their clinical backgrounds.
This was a single-center, cross-sectional study. The participants were patients with end-stage renal disease who had newly initiated hemodialysis at our hospital and underwent dental examination. From medical records, we collected data on patient background at the initiation of hemodialysis, bone mineral density measurement results, and oral assessment. The relationships between oral health status, patient background, and bone mineral density were examined. Patient background included age, sex, comorbidities (cardiovascular disease, diabetes, and malignancy), smoking history, and history of steroid use. Bone mineral density was also measured. Oral assessments included the number of remaining teeth, bleeding on probing (BOP) rate, and probing pocket depth. Poor oral health was defined as fewer than 20 remaining teeth or a BOP rate of ≥20%.
A total of 90 patients (67 men and 23 women) were included, with 34 patients in the good oral health group and 56 patients in the poor oral health group. Poor oral health was significantly more prevalent in women (p=0.005). No significant differences were observed in age, comorbidities, smoking history, steroid use, or bone mineral density between the two groups. In the analysis of men only, the poor oral health group had a significantly higher proportion of patients with a history of cardiovascular disease (p=0.025). Logistic regression analysis also demonstrated a significant association between poor oral health and a history of cardiovascular disease, which remained significant after adjustment for age and diabetes (odds ratio, 3.28; 95% confidence interval, 1.08-11.0; p=0.035).
This study suggests that poor oral health is associated with a history of cardiovascular disease in male patients initiating hemodialysis.
