Gingival inflammation and hematological parameters in children with visceral leishmaniasis: A cross-sectional study.
Fernanda Fresneda VilliborLucas Antonio Pires da SilvaAna Lúcia Roselino RibeiroRenata Oliveira GuarePublished in: Special care in dentistry : official publication of the American Association of Hospital Dentists, the Academy of Dentistry for the Handicapped, and the American Society for Geriatric Dentistry (2022)
Children with VL had poor oral hygiene on the first day of hospitalization. Clinically, the oral hygiene status progressed from poor at D1 to regular at D7. After 7 days the gingival bleeding scores also reduces.