Detecção de patógenos periodontais em pacientes com doença renal crônica

Abstract

Chronic periodontitis (CP) is a destructive inflammatory disease of the supporting tissues of the teeth caused by Gram-negative bacterias and has been considered as a non traditional risk factor for chronic kidney disease (CKD). In this study, done in patients with CP, the frequency of the main periodontal pathogens were compared in patients with CKD and health individuals. Material and Methods: Ninetheen with no evidence of systemic disease (control group) with CP, 25 patients with CP and CKD not yet on dialysis (pre-dialysis group), and 22 patients with CP and CKD on dialysis (RRT group) were studied. The severity of the CP was based on probing pocket depth (PPD) and clinical attachment level (CAL). CKD was defined and staged as recommended by Kidney Disease Outcome and Quality Initiative. The glomerular filtration rate was estimated with the equation of Modified Diet in Renal Disease. The polymerase chain reaction was used in the identification of oral microrganisms. Candida albicans and Porphyromonas gingivalis were more frequently identified in patients with CP and CKD in RRT (72,7% and 100%) and in the pre-dialysis stages (52% and 94,7%) than in health individuals (26,3% and 72,2%) (p <0,05). In patients with elevated CP and CKD, in the pre-dialysis and RRT groups, the presence of P.gingivalis, T.denticola e C. albicans was associated with elevated index of CAL measurements comparing to the individuals without no evidence of systemic disease. It was also observed that the CP was more severe in the CKD patients than in the health controls. In patients with CKD, the CP is more severe and is due more frequently to Candida albicans and Porphyromonas gingivalis.