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Drooling of Saliva and its Effect on the Oral Health Status of Children with Cerebral Palsy

  • Amitha M Hegde1,*,
  • Y Rajmohan Shetty1
  • Sharat Chandra Pani1

1Department of Pedodontics and Preventive Children Dentistry, A.B. Shetty Memorial Institute of Dental Sciences

DOI: 10.17796/jcpd.32.3.m48707g132511141 Vol.32,Issue 3,May 2008 pp.235-238

Published: 01 May 2008

*Corresponding Author(s): Amitha M Hegde E-mail: amipedo@yahoo.co.in

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Abstract

Objective: The purpose of this study was to assess the prevalence of drooling in individuals with cerebral palsy and assess the effect these factors have on these individuals oral health. Materials: A total of 113 individuals with cerebral palsy between the age of 5 and 18 years were examined. The incidence and severity of drooling were determined using the index given by Blasco et al and the oral heath was recorded using a modified WHO performa. The data was then subjected to statistical analysis. Results: While drooling may not predispose the individual to dental caries individuals with drooling have a poorer oral hygiene score than those without. Conclusions: There is no significant difference in the Dental caries status, Orthodontic findings or the debris component of the Oral Hygiene Index of individuals who drool saliva and those who do not.

Keywords

Drooling, Oral Health, Cerebral Palsy

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Amitha M Hegde,Y Rajmohan Shetty,Sharat Chandra Pani. Drooling of Saliva and its Effect on the Oral Health Status of Children with Cerebral Palsy. Journal of Clinical Pediatric Dentistry. 2008. 32(3);235-238.

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https://www.jocpd.com/articles/10.17796/jcpd.32.3.m48707g132511141

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