RT  - Journal of Clinical Pediatric Dentistry
ID  - 10.17796/jcpd.34.4.5750n50504180j6l
T1  - Relation of Salivary Risk Factors to Dental Caries in Children with Cerebral Palsy
A1  - Priya Subramaniam
A1  - KL Girish Babu
A1  - Anil Rodriguez
K1  - cerebral palsy
K1  - salivary pH
K1  - buffering capacity
K1  - flow rate
YR  - 2010
SP  - 355
AB  - <p>One of the primary handicapping conditions of childhood is cerebral palsy (CP). Controversy exists about the incidence of dental caries and its associated salivary risk factors in cerebral palsied children. Thus the present study evaluated the correlation between dental caries and certain salivary risk factors in these children. One hundred non-institutionalized children in the age group of 5-12 years having cerebral palsy were selected. The W.H.O. criteria was used for diagnosis and recording of dental caries. Determination of the unstimulated salivary pH, buffering capacity and flow rate of stimulated saliva was carried out. The mean deft and DMFT values were 2.51 and 0.73, respectively. Salivary pH was 6.83, buffering capacity 10.84 and salivary flow rate 1.08ml/per min. A significant correlation was observed only between salivary pH and dental caries in the primary dentition of CP children.</p>