Journal of the Korean Academy of Pediatric Dentistry 1998;25(1):157-161.
Published online February 28, 1998.
INFLUENCES OF SYRUP MEDICATION FOR ASTHMA ON THE PLAQUE INDEX AND GINGIVAL INDEX
 
천식치료를 위한 시럽제의 복용이 치태지수와 치은지수에 미치는 영향
김대업
원광대학교 치과대학 소아치과학교실
Abstract
The teeth and gingivae of 20 children with asthma aged up to 6 years who had been taking syrup medicines regularly for at least six months were compared with those of a control group of 79 children of similar ages. Dental disease was assessed by measuring dental plaque(plaque index) and gingivitis(gingival index). The results of this study show that long-term administration of syrup medicine ketotifen sweetened with glucose increase the plaque index and gingival index in children who had primary dentition. But there was no significant difference between the two groups. By increasing the intake duration of syrup, both indices were increased.


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