Some periodontological parameters in patients with oesophagogastric passage insufficiency

The aim of this study was to examine the state of oral hygiene (OHI), the p resence of tooth calculus and the condition of the gingiva on the group of 101 patient with oesophagogastric passage insufficiency The control was gro up of 78 examines without clinical signs of oesophagogastric disease. The p laque was visualised by plaque revelator and recorded on each tooth. The ca lculus and condition of gingiva was determined according to the modified in struction of WHO, 1987. Both parameters were determined for each sextant of upper and lower jaw. The results of the OHI on the patients with oesophago gastric passage insufficiency (0.3, SD 0.126) was statistically different ( p < 0.01) in comparison with control group (0.51, SD 0.25). Pathological ch anges of gingiva were more prominent In, patient with insufficiency and tha t difference was statistically significant (p < 0.05). Calculus was more ev ident in control group but statistically insignificant (p < 0.1). The data show that insufficiency of oesophagogastric passage can. cause pathological changes of gingiva while the lower OHI and less prominent calculus could b e explained probably by better oral hygiene of patients because of bad tast e in mouths.