THE IMPACT OF ASTHMAAND ITS MEDICATIONS ON DENTAL CARIES STATUS AND STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS COUNT IN CHILDREN: A CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY-Reference-Cited by-同舟云学术

THE IMPACT OF ASTHMAAND ITS MEDICATIONS ON DENTAL CARIES STATUS AND STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS COUNT IN CHILDREN: A CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY

Published:2020-11-01 Issue: Volume: Page:20-23
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Author:

Upadhyay Sneha¹,Bhavthankar Jyoti²,Mandale Mandakini³,Kaorey Nivedita¹

Affiliation:

1. Postgraduate student Dept. of Oral Pathology, Govt. Dental College and Hospital, Aurangabad.

2. Professor & Head Dept. of Oral Pathology, Govt. Dental College and Hospital, Aurangabad.

3. Associate Professor, Dept. of Oral Pathology, Govt. Dental College and Hospital, Aurangabad.

Abstract

Background: Asthma and its medications have been linked to oral diseases in asthmatic children. Aim: Assessment of the dental caries status, salivary Streptococcus mutans count and S. mutans colony score in children receiving inhaled anti asthmatic medications and their comparison in healthy children Material and Method: A cross-sectional study was performed on 40 asthmatic children and 40 healthy children in the age group of 6-14 years. DMFT/deft indices were calculated and saliva samples were collected. Diluted saliva was inoculated on MSB agar plates. S. mutans count and colony score were analysed after 24-48 hours of inoculation. Results: Statistically significant difference was observed in the mean DMFT/deft index, salivary S. mutans load and S. mutans colony score in children of the asthmatic group and control group. Conclusion: Prevalence of dental caries and cariogenic bacteria is higher in asthmatic children.

Publisher

World Wide Journals

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