Oral status in gastrointestinal diseases in children
Abstract
Introduction: there is an increase in gastrointestinal disease incidence in children over the past few years. Also the clinical presentation of these diseases tend to become atypical. Oral cavity is a part of digestive system. That’s why oral cavity examination seems to be favorable for diagnosis of gastrointestinal diseases in children. Aim: the aim of this study was to describe oral manifestations of gastrointestinal diseases in children. Methods: the scientific data search was conducted using the international scientific bases and key words. 74 articles were analyzed. Results: the most common lesions of the oral cavity due to such conditions as chronic gastritis, chronic gastrodoudenitis, gastroesophageal reflux disease, intestinal dysbiosis, malabsorption syndrome, coeliac disease and inflammatory bowel disease were described. The most common ones were inflammatory lesions of an oral mucosa and dental caries.
