Oral health status of children with phenylketonuria

BALLIKAYA E., YILDIZ Y., SİVRİ H. S., TOKATLI A., DURSUN A., Olmez S., ...More

JOURNAL OF PEDIATRIC ENDOCRINOLOGY & METABOLISM, vol.33, no.3, pp.361-365, 2020 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 33 Issue: 3
  • Publication Date: 2020
  • Doi Number: 10.1515/jpem-2019-0439
  • Journal Name: JOURNAL OF PEDIATRIC ENDOCRINOLOGY & METABOLISM
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, BIOSIS, CAB Abstracts, EMBASE, MEDLINE
  • Page Numbers: pp.361-365
  • Keywords: feeding frequency, oral health status, pediatric dentistry, phenylketonuria, NUTRITION, DENSITY, CARIES
  • Hacettepe University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Background: Diet plays an integral role in the maintenance of oral health, but dietary modifications due to medical problems such as phenylketonuria (PKU) can have adverse effects on oral health. This descriptive study was performed to evaluate the oral health status of children with PKU.