Consequences of Poor Access to Dental Care in Adult Patients with Sickle Cell Disease
Journal Title: Journal of Blood Disorders & Transfusion - Year 2018, Vol 9, Issue 3
Abstract
Sickle cell disease (SCD) is the most prevalent genetic disease in the United States. The patients with SCD areprone to dental problems due to vasoocclusion, increased risk of infection and structural bone changes. There areno specific guidelines for the management of dental problems in SCD. We did a survey on adult patients with SCDto evaluate the prevalence of patient reported dental problems, including existing “bad tooth”, and tooth abscess. Wealso investigated the prevalence of dental insurance that pays for regular dental exams. We found that, only 33%had their last dental exam within a year and a third of them had more than 2 adult teeth removed. Large number(41%) of the patients reported that they currently had tooth ache or have a bad tooth. We also found that only 33%of the adults with SCD had the dental insurance to pay for dental care. On further analysis, it was found that adultswith dental insurance had more dental exams and fewer episodes of dental abscess or bad teeth. Dental careremains a significant unmet need in this special population who are at risk of various dental disorde
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Samip Master, Richard Preston Mansour
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