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Oral health implications in children with inborn errors of intermediary metabolism: a review
Author(s) -
CLEARY M. A.,
FRANCIS D. E. M.,
KILPATRICK N. M.
Publication year - 1997
Publication title -
international journal of paediatric dentistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.183
H-Index - 62
eISSN - 1365-263X
pISSN - 0960-7439
DOI - 10.1046/j.1365-263x.1997.00229.x
Subject(s) - medicine , oral health , dietary management , paediatric dentistry , pediatrics , intensive care medicine , medline , intermediary metabolism , dentistry , pathology , metabolism , endocrinology , political science , law
Children with inborn errors of metabolism form an important group of children at risk of oral pathology. Their management includes dietary therapies which aim to promote normal growth and development but which are often highly cariogenic. It is important for paediatricians, dietitians and paediatric dentists to liaise closely in the management of these children. This paper reviews these disorders and the limited literature that exists on the oral health implications of those conditions that rely on dietary manipulation for their management, and presents suggestions for their dental care.