PREVALENCE OF ORAL MANIFESTATION OF RESPIRATORY DISEASES IN PATIENTS ADMITTED TEACHING MEDICAL HOSPITAL IN SULAIMANI CITY

Volume 11 , Issue 4 , December 2021 , Pages 477-484

Authors

Faraydoon Hassan Mohammed 1 ; Shanaz Mohammed Gaphor 2 ; Kosar Mohamad Ali 3

1 Board Candidate of oral and Maxillofacial Medicine, Teaching Hospital, Kurdistan Region, Iraq.

2 College of Dentistry, University of Sulaimani, Kurdistan Region, Iraq.

3 College of Medicine, University of Sulaimani, Kurdistan Region, Iraq.

DOI logo 10.17656/jsmc.10334

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Abstract

Background
Many Respiratory disorders, such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, asthma, and pneumonia, all have
clinical and therapeutic involvement of the oral cavity, emphasising the need for routine dental examination
and close inspection of the oral cavity, as well as active cooperation between dentists and pulmonologists.
Objectives
To find the prevalence of oral manifestations of hospitalised patients with respiratory diseases.
Patients and Methods
This cross-sectional study was conducted from October 2019 to March 2020 in an internal medical teaching
hospital in Sualimani-Iraq, which included one hundred patients admitted and diagnosed with respiratory
diseases. Patients were interviewed regarding oral manifestations of respiratory diseases, and they were
subjected to complete oral mucosal examination. In addition, required data were collected through a specially
designed questionnaire.
Results
Females were predominant (55%) with a mean age (64.00 ± 14.08) years old. The age groups (51-60) and (61-
70) among COPD and Asthmatic patients were more affected by respiratory diseases, with significant sex
differences being more in females. (P ˂ 0.001). The most frequent oral manifestation was oral candidiasis
(35%), mainly on the palate, mostly in asthmatic and COPD patients. Oral ulceration (12%) primarily on lower
labial mucosa and tongue was statistically significant (P ˂0.001) than other sites. Other reported manifestations
were gingival enlargement (49%), coated tongue (10 %), geographic tongue (4%), fissured tongue (6%), hairy
tongue (3%). The predominant subjective symptom was the feeling of dry mouth (89%); most of the patients
(49%) had adequate oral hygiene.
Conclusion
females and asthma were more reported in hospitalised respiratory diseased patients. Oral candidiasis
predominantly on the palate and dry mouth (xerostomia) was the predominant patients’ symptom.

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