Assessment of oral and dental health of children using inhaler drugs

Aim: The effects of inhaler medicines on oral health and this are to create the awareness necessary to take action against side effects. Material and Method: Our work is planned prospectively, a total of 48 children aged between 4 and 16 years were enrolled in the study. DMFT/dmft, salivary flow rate, saliva pH, saliva buffering capacity, saliva viscosity, presence of S. mutans in saliva, presence of plaque, erosion, the amount of tooth mineralization made with the diagnosis before and after fluorine application differences between the study groups and the control group were investigated. The working group is divided into 3 for standardization. Results: It was found that DMFT / dmft (p = 0.2241), unstimulated salivary flow rate (p=0,2376), saliva viscosity (p=0,3675), presence of S. mutans in saliva (p=0,1694) was not directly influenced by inhaler drug use . In contrast, inhaler drug use may decrease stimulated salivary flow rate (p = 0.0198), salivary pH ( p <0.0001), saliva buffering capacity (p = 0.028). Inhaler drug use increases dental erosion (p = 0.0001) and dental plaque accumulation (p = 0.0048). One week after the application of Flor, the increase in mineralization was determined with the aid of the diagnodent. Conclusion: While DMFT / dmft ratios of children using inhaler drugs are not affected, many parameters such as stimulated salivary flow rate, saliva pH, saliva buffering capacity, plaque quantity and dental erosion have been found to be influenced by inhaler drugs. Key Words: Inhaler drug, Asthma, Saliva, Erosion, S.Mutans