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Marakoglu, Gursoy, Demirer, and Sezer: Periodontal Status of Chronic Renal Failure Patients Receiving Hemodialysis
Original Article
Yonsei Medical Journal

Yonsei Medical Journal 2003; 44(4): 648-652.

Published online: 30 March 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3349/ymj.2003.44.4.648

Periodontal Status of Chronic Renal Failure Patients Receiving Hemodialysis

Ismail Marakoglu1, Ulvi Kahraman Gursoy1, Serhat Demirer1, Hafize Sezer2

1Department of Periodontology, Cumhuriyet University Faculty of Medicine, Sivas, Turkey.

2Department of Biostatistics, Cumhuriyet University Faculty of Medicine, Sivas, Turkey.

Reprint address: requests to Dr. Ismail Marakoglu, Department of Periodontology, Cumhuriyet Universitesi Dishekimligi Fakultesi Periodontoloji AD, 58140 Sivas, Turkey. Tel: 90 346 2191010/ 2762, Fax: 90 346 2191237, imarak@cumhuriyet.edu.tr

Received 9 October 2002       Accepted 21 April 2003

Copyright © 2003 The Yonsei University College of Medicine

Abstract

Host factors such as systemic diseases, genetic polymorphism or drug usage play a major role in the pathogenesis of periodontal disease by modifying the host response to periodontal infection or altering the susceptibility to infection by periodontal organisms. This study was designed to evaluate the clinical response of patients receiving hemodialysis to existing microbial dental plaque.
Gingival Index (GI) and Plaque Index (PI) scores and probing depths (PD) were recorded for the entire dentition on 36 chronic renal failure patients receiving hemodialysis (H) and 36 systemically healthy individuals (C), matched with the patient group, based on age and extent of plaque accumulation.
No statistically significant difference was observed in the clinical parameters between the two groups (PI: t=1.69 p=0.096; GI: t=1.057 p=0.294; PD: t=0.01 p=0.99).
In the present study, H patients revealed a similar response to existing bacterial plaque and their periodontal status was comparable to that of the control group. Although patients receiving hemodialysis have been suggested to present a certain degree of immunosuppression, based on the findings of the present study chronic renal failure does not seem to be an additional risk factor for more severe periodontal destruction.

Keywords: Chronic renal failure, hemodialysis, periodontal status

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