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Oral Biofilm Sampling for Microbiome Analysis in Healthy Children
Published on: December 31, 2017
[Evaluation of maxillodental status of children with gastrointestinal diseases]
Abstract:
One hundred and thirty three children aged 1 to 15 years with gastrointestinal diseases were studied. The authors found changes of the dentomaxillary system condition in all the patients. The changes were more frequently observed in gall bladder diseases and chronic hepatitis. In under 7 year old children pathologic changes in the hard dental tissues predominated, while at the age of 7 to 11 years deformation of the jaws did. The severity of pathological changes of the dentomaxillary system depended on the duration of gastrointestinal diseases. One to eleven year old children may be assigned to the risk group for the development of jaw deformations. Deformations were more pronounced in subjects with physical development retardation.
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