Oral and dental status in children with intestinal failure: A descriptive cross‐sectional study
Anat Guz‐Mark, Dror S. Shouval, Raanan Shamir, Esti Davidovich · 2026
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Description
Guz-Mark and colleagues assessed the mouths and teeth of 22 children with intestinal failure. In that condition the gut cannot sustain nutrition, and intravenous feeding is required. The checks ran at a tertiary pediatric clinic in 2024. Causes in the group were short bowel syndrome in 50 percent of cases. Congenital gut disorders made up 27.3 percent, and motility disorders 22.7 percent.
Most of the children, 72.7 percent, needed daily intravenous support for a median of 10.5 hours a day. Half had restricted oral intake. Brushing habits were poor: only 18.2 percent brushed twice daily. More than half, 54.5 percent, had no regular daily brushing routine at all. Dental calculus coated the teeth of 63.6 percent of the children. Plaque and gum scores ran meaningfully above normal reference values. Cavities were found in 18.2 percent of the children. Enamel defects appeared in two-thirds of children examined. The findings prompt calls to embed dental care in multidisciplinary follow-up.
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| CREATOR | Anat Guz‐Mark, Dror S. Shouval, Raanan Shamir, Esti Davidovich |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 28 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |