ANY RELATION BETWEEN POOR ORAL HYGIENE AND TONSILLAR HYPERTROPHY?

Methods: 80 children of ages between 3 and12 who consulted with Pedodontics at Baskent University Istanbul Hospital, were included in this study. For data analysis of dental caries, dft index for primary teeth (d = decayed, f = filled, t = teeth) and DMFT index for permanent teeth (D = decayed, M = Missing due to caries, F = filled, T = Teeth) were used in accordance with WHO (World Health Organization) criteria for oral health surveys. The oral hygiene status was determined by using Simplified Oral Hygiene Index of Greene and Vermillion. The oral hygiene index scores of 0-1 were classified as low, and of 2-3 as high oral hygiene index scores. The low oral hygiene index score group was taken as the control group (42 patients). The high oral hygiene index score group was taken as the study group (38 patients). Tonsil sizes were evaluated on the Brodsky L. Scala.

Results: There was no statistically meaningful difference between the control and study groups, with the p value being 0.642 (p>0.05) and the chi square value being 2.483.

Conclusion: We conclude from these clinical results that there is no statistically meaningful relation between oral hygiene and tonsil size. Keywords : Dental caries, palatine tonsil, oral hygiene