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Oral Conditions In Hepatitis C Virus‐Infected Egyptian Patients: A Case‐Control Study, Asmaa Ras, Eman Khalil

Dentistry

Introduction: One of the serious public health problems nowadays is the hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection. Hepatitis C virus infection morbidity is associated with a diversity of extrahepatic disorders counting the oral cavity. Some of the oral manifestations are oral diseases like lichen planus and xerostomia and side effects of the virus therapy. The aim of this study was to evaluate and compare the oral health status, of patients with and without virus C in a sample of the Egyptian population.
Methods: Data were collected from the Gastroenterology department at Benha University. The study was designed as a case-control study; …

Prevalence Of Oral Lesions And Salivary Changes Among Renal Patients Undergoing Hemodialysis In A Sample Of Egyptian Population Cross- Sectional Study, Asmaa Khalil Ras, Eman Khalil Abd Al Hady, Radwa Ragheb Hussein, Nevine H. Kheir El Din

Dentistry

Chronic kidney failure (CRF) is becoming a major public health problem worldwide particularly in developed countries with a higher prevalence of the renal disease. Hemodialysis is the most widely used treatment of nephropathy. Both the disease and the treatment could influence the patient’s oral status as well as alterations in salivary flow and salivary pH. There are guidelines for oral health care in patients with systemic diseases; additionally, a significant improvement in the underlying systemic diseases has been reported following treatment of the associated oral lesions

Materials and Methods: 114 patients of each gender with age vary from 30 to …