title: The relationship between oral and demographic characteristics of children with asthma.
abstract: The information from 291 children's dental charts was analyzed; 127 children had no mental or systemic diseases, 50 had asthma and 114 had other diseases. Children with systemic diseases in general and those with asthma had a higher prevalence of history of toothaches and higher plaque, calculus and caries indices than the healthy children. Children with systemic diseases in general and those with asthma in particular should be targeted for preventive dental services.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Dentistry, University of Florida College of Dentistry, Gainsville, Florida 32610, USA. ebimstein@dental.ufl.edu
authors.forename: Enrique
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Bimstein
authors.forename: John
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Wilson
authors.forename: Marcio
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Guelmann
authors.forename: Robert E
authors.initials: RE
authors.lastname: Primosch
mesh_terms: D001249:Asthma / Q000453:epidemiology*; D002648:Child; D002908:Chronic Disease; D004245:DMF Index; D003728:Dental Calculus / Q000453:epidemiology; D003731:Dental Caries / Q000453:epidemiology; D003773:Dental Plaque / Q000453:epidemiology; D003774:Dental Plaque Index; D005006:Ethnicity / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005260:Female; D005431:Florida / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009910:Oral Hygiene / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D010512:Periodontal Index; D011203:Poverty / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D015995:Prevalence; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012423:Rural Health / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D012923:Social Class; D014076:Tooth Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology*; D014098:Toothache / Q000453:epidemiology; D014504:Urban Health / Q000706:statistics & numerical data