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Home Dental caries in children with asthma undergoing treatment with short-acting 2-agonists

Dental caries in children with asthma undergoing treatment with short-acting 2-agonists

Authors:

  • S. Mazzoleni
    University of Padua, Faculty of Medicine and Surgery, Department of Pediatric Dentistry Castelfranco Veneto, Italy.
  • E. Stellini
    University of Padua, Faculty of Medicine and Surgery, Department of Periodontology, Padua, Italy
  • E. Cavaleri
    University of Padua, Faculty of Medicine and Surgery, Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Castelfranco Veneto, Italy
  • A. Angelova Volponi
    University of Padua, Faculty of Medicine and Surgery, Department of Periodontology, Padua, Italy
  • R. Ferro
    Head of Dentistry Unit; Hospital of Cittadella (Padua), Italy
  • S. Fochesato Colombani
    University of Padua, Faculty of Medicine and Surgery, Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Castelfranco Veneto, Italy

ABSTRACT


Aim

This study sought to evaluate possible higher risk for dental caries among asthmatic children undergoing treatment with
short-acting 2-agonists.

Methods

Dental clinical assessments, saliva analysis and a questionnaire survey were carried out on
60 children aged 6-12, of whom 30 were asthmatic subjects undergoing treatment with short-acting 2-agonists and 30 were used
as controls. The obtained data for DMFT/dmft scores, Silness-Le plaque index, buffer capacity and bacteria counts for
Streptococcus mutans and Lactobacillus in the saliva, oral hygiene and dietary habits were compared using Student t-test and Pearson
chi-square test.

Results

We registered a higher DMFT score among asthmatics of 1.21.8 (SD) and 0.3 0.8
among non-asthmatic patients (p<0.05), while comparison of dmft scores between the examined groups showed not significant (Student t-test). Saliva analysis revealed lower buffer capacity in 43.3 of the asthmatic children, followed by higher cariogenic bacteria counts in their saliva (p<0.05 Student t-test). These results show the lower plaque index in the asthmatic group (1.6 0.4) compared with the control (2.1 0.3). Asthmatic children expressed better oral-health habits with more frequent tooth- brushing and usage of fluorides.

Conclusion

The results from our study suggest a higher caries-susceptibility among asthmatic
children undergoing treatment with short-acting 2-agonists, but a clear association between these drugs, salivary changes and
dental caries among children, still remains to be demonstrated.

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Publication date:

September /2008

Keywords:

asthma, caries, paediatric patients, short-acting ß2- agonists

Issue:

Vol.9 – n.3/2008

Page:

132 – 138

Publisher:

Ariesdue

Cite:


Harvard: S. Mazzoleni, E. Stellini, E. Cavaleri, A. Angelova Volponi, R. Ferro, S. Fochesato Colombani (2008) "Dental caries in children with asthma undergoing treatment with short-acting 2-agonists", European Journal of Paediatric Dentistry, 9(3), pp132-138. doi:
Vancouver: S. Mazzoleni, E. Stellini, E. Cavaleri, A. Angelova Volponi, R. Ferro, S. Fochesato Colombani. Dental caries in children with asthma undergoing treatment with short-acting 2-agonists. European Journal of Paediatric Dentistry [Internet]. 2008Sep.1 [cited 2023Mar.23];9(3):132-138. Available from: https://www.ejpd.eu/abstract-pubmed/dental-caries-in-children-with-asthma-undergoing-treatment-with-short-acting-2-agonists/
MLA: S. Mazzoleni, E. Stellini, E. Cavaleri, A. Angelova Volponi, R. Ferro, S. Fochesato Colombani Dental caries in children with asthma undergoing treatment with short-acting 2-agonists. European Journal of Paediatric Dentistry. 2008;9(3):132-138

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