Journal of the korean academy of Pediatric Dentistry (대한소아치과학회지)

Korean Academy of Pediatric Dentistry (대한소아치과학회)
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INFLUENCES OF SYRUP MEDICATION FOR ASTHMA ON THE PLAQUE INDEX AND GINGIVAL INDEX

천식치료를 위한 시럽제의 복용이 치태지수와 치은지수에 미치는 영향

  • Kim, Dae-Eop (Dept. of Pediatric Dentistry, College of Dentistry, Wonkwang University)
  • 김대업 (원광대학교 치과대학 소아치과학교실)
  • Published : 1998.02.28
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Abstract

The teeth and gingivae of 20 children with asthma aged up to 6 years who had been taking syrup medicines regularly for at least six months were compared with those of a control group of 79 children of similar ages. Dental disease was assessed by measuring dental plaque(plaque index) and gingivitis(gingival index). The results of this study show that long-term administration of syrup medicine ketotifen sweetened with glucose increase the plaque index and gingival index in children who had primary dentition. But there was no significant difference between the two groups. By increasing the intake duration of syrup, both indices were increased.

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