Effect of antiasthmatic medication on dental disease: Dental caries and periodontal disease

Effect of antiasthmatic medication on dental disease: Dental caries and periodontal disease
2007
Shashikiran ND, Reddy V.V.S, Raju P Krishnam
Department of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry, College of Dental Sciences, Davangere, India
Journal of Indian Society of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry

Asthma is a chronic inflammatory condition of the airways characterized by hyper-responsiveness and episodic, reversible symptoms of airflow obstruction. [1] The prevalence of asthma has been increasing since the 1980s across all ages, gender and racial groups and is higher among children than adults. [2] Asthma and tooth decay are the two major causes of school absenteeism. [3] Asthma is viewed by many as a fairly benign disorder; the mortality rate for this disease has almost tripled during the last 20 years, reaching a peak of more than 3,000 annual deaths. This number is projected to be doubled within the next two decades. [4]

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