Insight into Chronic Kidney Disease

By Dora-Ann Oddo, RDH, MA and Christopher W. Bowers, DMD, MS

Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is the progressive loss of kidney function due to cumulative damage. In the United States, approximately 37 million adults, or one in seven, have CKD, with nearly 90% of those cases remaining undiagnosed. Socioeconomic status, race and ethnicity, lifestyle choices, and other systemic diseases all impact the incidence of CKD and end stage renal disease (ESRD).

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