Supporting Oral Health in Patients With Cystic Fibrosis

By Elise Sarvas, DDS, MSD, MPH, Donald L. Chi, DDS, PhD, Amy Kim, DDS

Cystic fibrosis (CF) is the most common lethal genetic disease in Caucasians. Of the 70,000 individuals diagnosed with CF worldwide, about 30,000 live in the United States.¹ Approximately 1,000 individuals are diagnosed with CF in the US each year. CF is caused by an autosomal gene mutation. Thus, males and females are equally affected. The disease incidence varies by race. The vast majority of individuals with CF are Caucasian, with a prevalence of one in 3,200. CF occurs less often in other races, with a reported prevalence of one in 7,000 among Hispanics; one in 15,000 among African Americans; and one in 31,000 among Asian Americans.^2,3

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