Presenter Status
Fellow
Abstract Type
Research
Primary Mentor
Christopher Bugnitz, MD
Start Date
3-5-2022 11:30 AM
End Date
3-5-2022 1:30 PM
Presentation Type
Poster Presentation
Description
Background: The incidence of infective endocarditis (IE) is significantly higher in patients with congenital heart disease (CHD) compared to the general population. Studies have investigated the incidence of IE in adults with CHD to identify the factors that contribute to the development of IE. One such factor is suboptimal oral health. Several studies have shown that children with CHD have higher levels of untreated oral disease as compared to children without CHD.
Objectives/Goal: Identify factors that may affect compliance with routine dental care, including: age, sex, severity of CHD, repair/palliation, and qualification for prophylactic antibiotics.
Methods/Design: A retrospective chart review was performed at a small to medium sized hospital-based pediatric cardiology practice in southwest Ohio to identify factors that may affect routine dental care compliance in patients with CHD. The data set includes 234 patients seen from January 1, 2019 through December 1, 2019. Inclusion criteria included age 12 months to 21 years, with unrepaired, repaired, or palliated structural heart disease. Information regarding patient characteristics and routine dental care was obtained from a clinic intake questionnaire. Data was analyzed using descriptive statistics, including two-sample t-test, Chi-square test, and odds ratio.
Results: 65.8% of CHD patients reported regular dental care. After controlling for the repaired/palliated variable, the odds of regular dental care increase 1.32 times for every year increase in age, in a statistically significant way (p
Conclusions: This CHD patient population appears to be less compliant with routine dental care, as compared to the general population (84.9%). The odds of receiving routine dental care, and presumably improved oral health, increase with age. This leaves the younger population, which remains at risk for development of IE, vulnerable. Several factors may be at play, and future research is necessary to investigate the barriers to care that may exist. Improved oral health and education regarding the importance of oral health and routine dental care would likely lessen the risk of IE in CHD patients.
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Assessment of Dental Care in Children with Congenital Heart Disease.pdf (205 kB)Abstract
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Assessment of Dental Care in Children with Congenital Heart Disease
Background: The incidence of infective endocarditis (IE) is significantly higher in patients with congenital heart disease (CHD) compared to the general population. Studies have investigated the incidence of IE in adults with CHD to identify the factors that contribute to the development of IE. One such factor is suboptimal oral health. Several studies have shown that children with CHD have higher levels of untreated oral disease as compared to children without CHD.
Objectives/Goal: Identify factors that may affect compliance with routine dental care, including: age, sex, severity of CHD, repair/palliation, and qualification for prophylactic antibiotics.
Methods/Design: A retrospective chart review was performed at a small to medium sized hospital-based pediatric cardiology practice in southwest Ohio to identify factors that may affect routine dental care compliance in patients with CHD. The data set includes 234 patients seen from January 1, 2019 through December 1, 2019. Inclusion criteria included age 12 months to 21 years, with unrepaired, repaired, or palliated structural heart disease. Information regarding patient characteristics and routine dental care was obtained from a clinic intake questionnaire. Data was analyzed using descriptive statistics, including two-sample t-test, Chi-square test, and odds ratio.
Results: 65.8% of CHD patients reported regular dental care. After controlling for the repaired/palliated variable, the odds of regular dental care increase 1.32 times for every year increase in age, in a statistically significant way (p
Conclusions: This CHD patient population appears to be less compliant with routine dental care, as compared to the general population (84.9%). The odds of receiving routine dental care, and presumably improved oral health, increase with age. This leaves the younger population, which remains at risk for development of IE, vulnerable. Several factors may be at play, and future research is necessary to investigate the barriers to care that may exist. Improved oral health and education regarding the importance of oral health and routine dental care would likely lessen the risk of IE in CHD patients.
