Oral health-related quality of life in chronic kidney disease patients.

on the associations between dental parameters and OHIP-14 in CKD patients did not reach statistical significance level.[ 6 18 ] Of note, Schmalz et al . excluded edentulous patients, drug addicts, and patients with infectious diseases.[ 6 ] This fact can have a noticeable effect on the DMFT index measured, as well as OHRQoL, with respect to the patient' diet.

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The disease has a high burden on oral health status and may cause several oral manifestations, [ 6 7 8 9 10 11 ] which in turn can impact one' physical, social, or psychological daily functions related to oral health.[ 12 13 14 ] Regarding the relationship between eGFR stage and DMFT index, our study showed a positive trend; as the chronic renal disease worsened, elicited by a higher eGFR stage, DMFT also showed a higher value.

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