The effect of anticorrosive chemicals on oral health (CROSBI ID 542134)
Prilog sa skupa u časopisu | sažetak izlaganja sa skupa | međunarodna recenzija
Podaci o odgovornosti
Ivić-Kardum, Marija ; Živko-Babić, Jasenka ; Aurer, Andrej ; Tomljenović, Ana-Marija
engleski
The effect of anticorrosive chemicals on oral health
The purpose of this investigation was to examine the oral health status in workers of the Chemistry Department, Shipyard Rijeka. 60 workers participated, mean age 40 ± ; ; ; 9.9 years, working in direct contact with chemicals such as organic solvents and dyes, welding gases and silicon dioxide. Control group consisted of 90 persons, not working with anticorrosives. Data on general and oral health was obtained through clinical examination and questionnaire. Non-parametric Mann-Whitney U test was performed for comparison of these independent groups. The results showed that 26.7 % of the participants work in an enclosed environment in the presence of chemicals. There were 58% smokers in the tested and 50% in the control group, which was not significant. In both groups similar ferquencies of allergy, asthma, headaches or other chronic diseases were found. The shipyard group had significantly higher plaque index (p<0.05), more ginigvitis (p>0.02), and more periodontitis (p<0.02) when compared with the control group. Cheilitis and lips dryness were significantly more frequent in the shipyard group (p<0.002). Petechial redness, covered tongue and pasty hard palate were frequently observed in the tested group, and in certain cases rash and redness of the skin were also observed. We can conclude that specific environment with anticorrosive chemicals has a negative influence on the oral health, and adequate protective measures and oral health control is needed.
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Podaci o prilogu
35-35.
2008.
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Podaci o matičnoj publikaciji
Operative dentistry
Bruce Baum, Crispian Scully
Wiley-Blackwell
0361-7734
Podaci o skupu
9th Biennial Congress of the European Association of Oral Medicine
poster
18.09.2008-20.09.2008
Salzburg, Austrija