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Prevalence of dental caries and oral hygiene habits in patients with Crohn’s disease living in urban and rural regions of southern Poland

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SZCZEKLIK K., OWCZAREK D., ŻAROW M., PYTKO-POLOŃCZYK J., MACH T.

Medicina Internacia Revuo

2017

vol. 28

issue 109

280-287

Patients with Crohn’s disease (CD) prefer carbohydrates and foods, which easy to digest, both risk factors of caries disease. The aim of this study was to evaluate the dental caries prevalence and oral hygiene habits in CD patients who live in urban and rural areas of the southern part of Poland in comparison to controls. Seventy one adult patients with CD and 61 age – and sex – matched volunteers were enrolled; 52% of patients were living in urban areas, 48% in rural regions. We studied: findings on clinical examination, calculation of BMI, blood hemoglobin and serum CRP levels, oral examination according to the WHO recommendations, with assessment of oral hygiene habits, dental history, visits to dentists. Presence of decayed (D), missing (M), filled teeth (F) were assessed, and the “Decayed, Missing, and Filled Teeth Index” (DMF-T) was calculated. Statistical methods included non-parametric tests and Spearman correlation coefficient estimation. Dental caries assessed by DMF-T index was higher in CD patients compared to controls. DMF-T was similar in patients from urban and rural areas (14.2±4.7 vs 15.4±2.1, respectively). M and F scores were comparable in both groups, but D score was higher in CD patients (p<0.01). No correlation was found between DMF-T index and place of living. Patients from rural areas less frequently used tooth brushing (68% vs 57%, p<0.05) and dental floss (11% vs 5%, p<0.05). Patients from urban areas visited dentists more frequently than those from rural regions. The prevalence of dental caries in the middle aged CD patients living in the southern region of Poland is higher in comparison to healthy controls. The prevalence of caries disease and oral hygiene habits in CD patients is comparable between patients living in urban areas and in rural regions.

SEASONAL VALUES OF THE GASEOUS CONCENTRATIONS OF AIR QUALITY RATINGS IN A RURAL AREA

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Olszowski T.

Ecological Chemistry and Engineering S

2013

vol. 20

issue 4

719-732

This study presents the quantities of immission of the selected gas pollutions in the area of a compact development village. Within a range of a one-year research project (2012), the yearly average, seasonal and daily profiles of concentrations of the gas compounds in the air had been determined (SO2, NO2 and BTEX). Measures were executed in the area of a rural development and in the areas adjacent to the administrative village periphery. In the seasonal researches a passive method and a GC analytic technique had been used along with an automatic analyser to determine daily NO2 concentrations. It was found out that an air quality in a rural area is determined by the influence of the local sources (unstructured emission from domestic and farm buildings as well as a communication emission) and a toxicants’ quantity, enriching environment, depends on cyclic weather states, characteristic for a moderate climate. It has been proved that the maximum concentrations of the tested compounds occur in the center of a village development. It has been proved that it was winter emission that influenced the value of a yearly average concentration of pollutions in the air in a most significant manner. Theory concerning parity of a natural and anthropogenic sources affecting the aerosanitary parameters of rural compact settlement area, has been questioned. It has been proposed to introduce an obligatory, temporary indicator monitoring of a compound, which might prove be a nitrogen dioxide

W pracy przedstawiono wielkości imisji wybranych zanieczyszczeń gazowych występujących na obszarze wsi o zwartej zabudowie. W ramach jednorocznego projektu badawczego (2012) określono średnioroczne, sezonowe i dobowe profile stężeń związków gazowych w powietrzu (SO2, NO2 i BTEX). Pomiary realizowano na obszarze zabudowy wiejskiej oraz na terenach sąsiadujących z administracyjną granicą wsi. W badaniach sezonowych wykorzystano metodę pasywną i technikę analityczną GC oraz dodatkowo w przypadku ustalania dobowych stężeń NO2 analizator automatyczny. Stwierdzono, że jakość powietrza na obszarze wiejskim determinowana jest oddziaływaniem źródeł lokalnych (głównie niezorganizowaną emisją z zabudowań mieszkalnych i gospodarczych oraz emisją komunikacyjną), a ilość toksykantów wzbogacających środowisko zależy od cyklicznych okresów stanów pogodowych, charakterystycznych dla klimatu umiarkowanego. Wykazano, że maksymalne stężenia badanych związków występują w centrum zabudowy wsi. Udowodniono, że na wartość średniorocznego stężenia zanieczyszczeń w powietrzu najistotniejszy wpływ ma emisja zimowa. Podważono twierdzenie o parytecie udziału źródeł naturalnych i antropogennych wpływających na parametry areosanitarne obszarów wiejskich o zwartej zabudowie. Zaproponowano wprowadzenie na obszarach wiejskich obligatoryjnego, okresowego monitoringu wskaźnikowego związku, jakim może być ditlenek azotu.

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Prevalence of dental caries and oral hygiene habits in patients with Crohn’s disease living in urban and rural regions of southern Poland

SEASONAL VALUES OF THE GASEOUS CONCENTRATIONS OF AIR QUALITY RATINGS IN A RURAL AREA