Dental Abnormalities in Children Affected with Hyperbilirubinaemia | ||
| Tikrit Journal for Dental Sciences | ||
| Article 1, Volume 4, Issue 1, June 2016, Pages 22-28 | ||
| Author | ||
| Salim Jasim Khalaf | ||
| Abstract | ||
| This study was carried out to evaluate the relationship between hyperbilirubinaemia and dental abnormalities (D.A). Group of patients composed of 52 patient, and control group composed of 35 healthy child. This study was conducted on children that ages between (6-12 yeas). The markers measured in this study were total serum bilirubin (TSB) (conjugatedand unconjugated), alanine amino-transferase (ALT), gamma-glutamyltransferase (GGT), calcium (Ca), and vitamin D. This study show a significant decrease (P<0.05) in levels of serum calcium and viamin D, a significant increase (P<0.05) in levels of serum ALT and GGT in patients as compared with healthy persons, and also these changes proportional with hyperbilirubinaemia due to conjugatedtype increase (normal unconjugated type), also dental abnormalitiesproportional with these changes. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Dental abnormalitie; Hyperbilirubinaemia | ||
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