Open AccessOral health status of children suffering from thyroid disorders
Author(s) -
N. Ramesh Babu,
Purna Patel
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
journal of the indian society of pedodontics and preventive dentistry/journal of indian society of pedodontics and preventive dentistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.378
H-Index - 33
eISSN - 1998-3905
pISSN - 0970-4388
DOI - 10.4103/0970-4388.180443
Subject(s) - medicine , thyroid , dentistry , thyroid disease , endocrine system , thyroid disorder , hormone , physiology
Thyroid dysfunction is the second most common disorder of the endocrine system that can affect any system of the body. The oral cavity can be adversely affected by either an excess or deficiency of these hormones.