Comparison of Dental Caries Experience in Children Suffering From Epilepsy with and without Administration of Long Term Liquid Oral Medication

Comparison of Dental Caries Experience in Children Suffering From Epilepsy with and without Administration of Long Term Liquid Oral Medication

Introduction: Sucrose is added as sweetening agent in liquid oral medication (LOM) to mask the acrid taste of medicines which may be potentially cariogenic. Many children under long term LOM therapy for treatment of epilepsy may be susceptible to dental caries. Aim: To assess and compare dental...

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Main Authors: Ankita Goyal, Manjunath Chaluvaiah Bhadravathi, Adarsh Kumar, Ridhi Narang, Ambika Gupta, Harneet Singh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: JCDR Research and Publications Private Limited 2016-06-01
Series:Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research
Subjects:
chronic disease
medicine
oral health
prevalence
sucrose
Online Access:https://jcdr.net/articles/PDF/8024/18211_CE(EK)_F(AK)_PF1(EKAK)_PFA(AK)_PF2(PAG).pdf

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