Arquivos Brasileiros de Cardiologia (Dec 2006)
Doenças periodontais em pacientes com doença isquêmica coronariana aterosclerótica, em Hospital Universitário Periodontal disease in patients with ischemic coronary atherosclerosis at a University Hospital
Abstract
OBJETIVO: Verificar a freqüência das doenças periodontais (DP) em pacientes com cardiopatia isquêmica. As DP representam grave problema de saúde pública odontológica, com distribuições diferenciadas quanto a gravidade, faixa etária, tipo de infecção, comorbidades e fatores de risco. MÉTODOS: Foram examinados 480 pacientes no Ambulatório de Cardiopatia Isquêmica do Hospital das Clínicas da Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeirão Preto da Universidade de São Paulo, e 154 pacientes sem cardiopatia na mesma instituição. Preencheram os critérios de inclusão para a investigação periodontal, respectivamente, 58 e 62 pacientes, de trinta a 79 anos. Foram utilizados o Índice Periodontal Comunitário (IPC) e o Índice de Perda de Inserção Periodontal (PIP), recomendados pela OMS (1999). RESULTADOS: Houve predomínio de sextantes com DP moderada e grave nos pacientes com cardiopatia (76,3% versus 20,2%; p 6 mm, 79,3% dos pacientes com cardiopatia contra 9,7% dos sem cardiopatia (p OBJECTIVE: To verify the prevalence of periodontal disease (PD) in patients with ischemic heart disease. PD is a serious public dental health care problem with a differentiated distribution in regards to severity, age group, type of infection, co-morbidities and risk factors. METHODS: Four hundred and eighty patients were examined at the Ischemic Cardiopathy Outpatient Clinic of the Hospital das Clínicas of the Ribeirão Preto Medical School, São Paulo University, as well as 154 patients without heart disease from the same institution. Fifty-eight patients with heart disease and 62 patients without heart disease between the ages of 30 and 79 met the criteria to be included in the investigation. In accordance with recommendations of WHO (1999) the Community Periodontal Index (CPI) and the Periodontal Attachment Loss Index (PALI) were used. RESULTS: Patients with heart disease had a prevalence of sextants with moderate to advanced PD (76.3% versus 20.2%; p 6 mm was required in 79.3% of the patients with heart disease versus 9.7% of those without heart disease (p < 0.0001). CONCLUSION: PD was very prevalent in the groups studied with a higher degree of severity in those with ischemic heart diseases. The elevated prevalence of risk factors found, indicates that intervention strategies are required.
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