Asthma, Medication Use, and Dental Caries in Adolescents: A Population-Based Study.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Asthma and dental caries may be linked through frequent mouth breathing and the use of inhaled asthma medication. However, the current literature is inconclusive on whether asthma or asthma medications increase the risk of dental caries in permanent dentition. This study aimed to investigate whether asthma, the age of asthma onset, and the use of asthma medications are associated with the caries experience of 13-year-old adolescents.

Methods

This study was embedded in the Generation R Study, a population-based prospective cohort. Data on asthma, asthma medication use, and potential confounders were collected through parental questionnaires. Dental caries in the permanent dentition was defined by the Decayed, Missing, and Filled Teeth (DMFT) index. Hurdle-negativ

SUBMITTER: Veenman F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12503652 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature