Title |
Repercusiones en la salud bucodental asociadas con el asma en niños de 6 a 12 años de edad
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Published in |
Revista Alergia de Mexico, October 2017
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DOI | 10.29262/ram.v64i3.247 |
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Authors |
Juana Angélica Ramos-Ríos, Esperanza Ramírez-Hernandez, Eliza Mireya Vázquez-Rodríguez, Francisco Vázquez-Nava |
Abstract |
Asthma, which is characterized by mouth breathing and by the use of drugs for its treatment, affects between 1 and 30% of children and adolescents. There are only few studies reporting its impact on the oral cavity. To find out the most common asthma-associated repercussions in 6 to 12-year-old children. Cross-sectional, comparative, analytical study carried out in 2 primary schools from Coclique, Veracruz, Mexico, in 6 to 12-year-old children. The International Study of Asthma and Allergies in Childhood (ISAAC) questionnaire for parents was used. In a population of 409 children, a prevalence of asthma of 6.84% (n = 28) was found, which was higher in males (15, 54%); boys aged 6, 7 and 11 years and girls aged 8, 9 and 10 years were most affected. Risk factors for oral manifestations were acidic pH (OR = 170), caries (OR = 4.29), anterior open bite (OR = 66.78), gingivitis (OR = 9.75), atypical swallowing (OR = 15.70) and high-arched palate (OR = 45.60). Children with chronic conditions such as asthma require an oral and dental preventive program as part of their interdisciplinary care. |
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Student > Bachelor | 10 | 15% |
Student > Postgraduate | 6 | 9% |
Student > Master | 6 | 9% |
Researcher | 5 | 7% |
Student > Ph. D. Student | 4 | 6% |
Other | 8 | 12% |
Unknown | 28 | 42% |
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Medicine and Dentistry | 26 | 39% |
Nursing and Health Professions | 6 | 9% |
Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science | 2 | 3% |
Unspecified | 1 | 1% |
Chemistry | 1 | 1% |
Other | 2 | 3% |
Unknown | 29 | 43% |