title: Cough syrup addiction and rampant caries: a report of two cases.
abstract: Sugar-containing syrups such as cough medications have been recognised as potentially cariogenic, especially for chronically sick children suffering from otitis media, seizure disorder, congenital cardiac diseases and asthma. Unfortunately, an increasing number of juveniles are addicted to cough syrups containing centrally-acting drugs and these individuals not only end up with medical and social problems, but also with dental manifestations. This paper addresses the latter problem with the help of two illustrative cases.
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Dentistry, University of Hong Kong.
authors.forename: Adam S C
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Siu
authors.forename: Frederick C S
authors.initials: FC
authors.lastname: Chu
authors.forename: Hak Kong
authors.initials: HK
authors.lastname: Yip
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000996:Antitussive Agents / Q000009:adverse effects*; D003731:Dental Caries / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000150:complications* / Q000628:therapy
chemical_list: D000996:Antitussive Agents