EVALUATION OF GINGIVAL CONDITION ON CHILDREN USING PERIOTRON

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Journal of the Korean Academy of Pediatric Dentistry 2006;33(3):411-421.
Published online August 31, 2006.

EVALUATION OF GINGIVAL CONDITION ON CHILDREN USING PERIOTRON

Periotron을 이용한 소아 치은 상태의 평가

신정근, 김재곤, 양연미, 김성희, 백병주

전북대학교 치과대학 소아치과학교실 및 구강생체과학연구소

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Abstract

In children, during developing occlusion stage, many studies confirm a high prevalence of gingival inflammation. Prevention, early diagnosis and treatment of gingival and periodontal disease is important because by establishing excellent oral hygiene habits in children, the risk of periodontal disease can be on the decrease in adulthood. This study evaluated the gingival conditions of 50 children(8.5±3.1years) and 20 adults(26.1±3.3 years) receiving clinical examination and GCF test at the pediatric dentistry of Chonbuk national university hospital in Jeonju, Korea. I estimated children's and adult's gingival states by measuring gingival crevicular fluid(GCF) using Periopaper and Periotron^® 8000, gingival index, plaque index, DMFT scale. The results were as follows : 1. There are no statistical differences of GCF volume among the groups of the primary dentition, tooth erupting stage, complete eruption stage(p>0.1). But mean value of GCF is highest at the tooth erupting stage. 2. Comparing with adults, children have higher mean value of GCF volume with statistical differences (p<0.001). 3. There is statistically positive relationship between volume of GCF and gingival index (GI), plaque index(PLI) in both adults and children(GI; r=0.394, PLI ; r= 0.642). 4. There is no relationship between GCF volume and dental caries, composite resin treatments (p>0.05). But There is statistically positive relationship between GCF and orthodontic treatments(p<0.001) 5. Primary dentition has higher mean value of DMFT than permanent dentition(p<0.001). But there is no statistical relationship between GCF and DMFT (p>0.1).

Key Words: Periotron, GCF(gingival crevicular fluid), Gingival status on children