AIMS: This study aimed to investigate the dental caries status and salivary properties in 3- to 15-year-old children/adolescents. METHODS: The sample was split in two groups: asthma group (AG), composed of 65 patients who attended Public Health Service; asthma-free group (AFG), composed of 65 nonasthmatic children/adolescents recruited in two public schools. Stimulated salivary samples were collected for 3 min. Buffering capacity and pH were ascertained in each salivary sample. A single trained and calibrated examiner (kappa = 0.98) performed the dental caries examination according to WHO criteria. RESULTS: The AFG showed salivary flow rate (1.10 ± 0.63 mL/min) higher (P = 0.002) than AG (0.80 ± 0.50 mL/min). An inverse relationship was observed between asthma severity and salivary flow rate (Phi coefficient, rφ: 0.79, P = 0.0001). Children with moderate or severe asthma showed an increased risk for reduced salivary flow rate (OR: 17.15, P < 0.001). No association was observed between drug use frequency (P > 0.05) and drug type (P > 0.05) with salivary flow rate. Buffering capacity was similar in both groups. No significant differences were encountered in dental caries experience between AFG and AG groups. CONCLUSIONS: Although asthma can cause reduction in flow rate, the illness did not seem to influence dental caries experience in children with access to proper dental care.
AIMS: This study aimed to investigate the dental caries status and salivary properties in 3- to 15-year-old children/adolescents. METHODS: The sample was split in two groups: asthma group (AG), composed of 65 patients who attended Public Health Service; asthma-free group (AFG), composed of 65 nonasthmatic children/adolescents recruited in two public schools. Stimulated salivary samples were collected for 3 min. Buffering capacity and pH were ascertained in each salivary sample. A single trained and calibrated examiner (kappa = 0.98) performed the dental caries examination according to WHO criteria. RESULTS: The AFG showed salivary flow rate (1.10 ± 0.63 mL/min) higher (P = 0.002) than AG (0.80 ± 0.50 mL/min). An inverse relationship was observed between asthma severity and salivary flow rate (Phi coefficient, rφ: 0.79, P = 0.0001). Children with moderate or severe asthma showed an increased risk for reduced salivary flow rate (OR: 17.15, P < 0.001). No association was observed between drug use frequency (P > 0.05) and drug type (P > 0.05) with salivary flow rate. Buffering capacity was similar in both groups. No significant differences were encountered in dental caries experience between AFG and AG groups. CONCLUSIONS: Although asthma can cause reduction in flow rate, the illness did not seem to influence dental caries experience in children with access to proper dental care.
Authors: Vaibhav Bansal; Kolli V G Reddy; Sugandh Shrivastava; Sunil Dhaded; Syed Mohammed Noorani; Mohd Ikram Shaikh Journal: Tzu Chi Med J Date: 2021-11-17
Authors: Erika C Küchler; Kathleen Deeley; Bao Ho; Samantha Linkowski; Chelsea Meyer; Jacqueline Noel; M Zahir Kouzbari; Mariana Bezamat; José M Granjeiro; Leonardo S Antunes; Livia Azeredo Antunes; Fernanda Volpe de Abreu; Marcelo C Costa; Patricia N Tannure; Figen Seymen; Mine Koruyucu; Asli Patir; Juan C Mereb; Fernando A Poletta; Eduardo E Castilla; Ieda M Orioli; Mary L Marazita; Alexandre R Vieira Journal: BMC Med Genet Date: 2013-11-05 Impact factor: 2.103