Open AccessSalivary lead concentration in dental caries among normal and children with cerebral palsy
Author(s) -
Vidya B Vandal,
Hioorani,
P K Shivaprakash,
Basavaraj N. Walikar
Publication year - 2018
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/jisppd.jisppd_200_16
Subject(s) - medicine , cerebral palsy , drooling , dentistry , saliva , outpatient clinic , malocclusion , dentition , physical therapy
Cerebral palsy (CP) is a neurological disability the exact cause of which is not known. Exposure to toxic elements, environmental pollutants, and various teratogens such as lead, either prenatal or postnatal, can be a risk factor for this neurologic disability. CP children have poor neuromuscular coordination, exposing them to increased risk of oral diseases such as drooling of saliva, periodontal diseases, dental caries, and malocclusion. There are less studies comparing lead concentration in CP children, as it can be one of the contributing factors to dental caries.