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ASSOCIATION OF DENTAL PROCEDURES WITH HEPATITIS C

Dr. Amjad Irfan, Dr Sareena Pathan, Dr Bilal Ahmed

Abstract: Study Objectives: To find the association of dental procedures with Hepatitis C. Methods and Materials: To determine the association of dental procedures with hepatitis C, we have done Case-control study among patients in different wards of Holy family Hospital, Rawalpindi. The study was done over a period of 4 months i.e. from 1st September 2018 to 31st December 2018. A total of 120 patients were taken in which 60 were cases and 60 were taken as controls through non-probability convenient sampling technique. Patients admitted in Holy family Hospital with positive hepatitis C disease were taken as cases and patients of same gender and age +5 years of case with no hepatitis C disease were taken as control. The Data was collected using a structured questionnaire. Data was analyzed using SPSS 16. Sample Collection: Cases: Inclusion criteria: Hepatitis C patients with positive finding of rapid agglutination test for HCV antibodies. The patients treated for teeth/tooth such as tooth extraction, RCT, tooth fillings. Exclusion criteria: Patients having history of blood transfusion, any surgical procedure, uncooperative and comatose hepatitis c patients. Control: Inclusion criteria: Patients of either gender will be included in the study. Exclusion criteria: Uncooperative and comatose patients. Data Analysis: 1. The completed questionnaires were entered into the computer using SPSS version 16.0. 2. Data was described in terms of frequencies and percentages for categorical variables. 3. Continuous variables were described in terms of Mean + SD. 4. For finding association we use odd ratio. Results: Minimum age was 16 years maximum age was 110 years. Mean age was 50.18 + 18.28 years. Regarding gender distribution 52(43.3%) were male and 68(56.1%) were females. Minimum duration was 1 day, and maximum duration of infection is 5110 days. The odd ratio is 1.070 and 95% confidence interval is (0.520-2.200) so null value fall in the range of 95% confidence interval so association of dental procedure with hepatitis C is statistically not significant. Conclusion: The dental procedure is not a significant risk factor for Hepatitis C infection. Key Words: Dental procedure, Hepatitis C, Risk factors.

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