Open AccessImpact of inhaler use on dental caries in asthma pediatrics patients: A case-control study
Author(s) -
Víctor Chumpitaz-Cerrate,
José A Bellido-Meza,
Lesly Chávez-Rimache,
Cecilia Rodríguez-Vargas
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
archivos argentinos de pediatría
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.236
H-Index - 19
eISSN - 1668-3501
pISSN - 0325-0075
DOI - 10.5546/aap.2020.eng.38
Subject(s) - medicine , inhaler , asthma , dentistry , pediatrics
Asthma is a chronic inflammatory disease that is highly prevalent among pediatric patients. The results about the effect of asthma on the rate of dental caries are contradictory. The objective of this study was to determine the prevalence of dental caries in asthma pediatric patients using inhaled drugs.