Autor(es): Katti Roopa, Shahapur P R, Udapudi K L

Resumo: Chikungunya fever outbreak started in December 2005 in India when the country experienced more than 13 lakhs of Chikungunya infected cases. We undertook this study to describe the impact of Chikungunya virus infection on oral health. The confirmed seropositive patients were included for the study (N = 97). Oral hygiene index simplified, gingival index, plaque index were recorded. Of the 181 tested, 97 were confirmed seropositive for chikungunya infection. Pain - bleeding gums were seen in 55% of the subjects. Of them, 29.1% had poor oral hygiene, 42.27% had severe gingivitis, - 27.84% had severe plaque deposits. Severe gingivitis was observed in patients with chronic disease, this association was statistically significant (?2 = 6.417, P = 0.040). Our findings showed that about more than half of the tested patients suffered severe pain - bleeding in the oral cavity thereby causing discomfort in chewing. About 1/3 patients had severe gingivitis - foul breath which caused discomfort in carrying out their day-to-day activities.

Palavras-Chave: Chikungunya fever; Gingivitis; Oral health

Imprenta: Indian Journal of Dental Research, v. 22, n. 4, p. 613, 2011

Identificador do objeto digital: 10.4103/0970-9290.90325

Descritores: Chikungunya virus - Pathogenesis ; Chikungunya virus - Viral infections ; Chikungunya Virus - Virus ; Chikungunya virus - Chikungunya fever ; Chikungunya virus - Public health

Data de publicação: 2011