الهدف من البحث : دراسة تأثير استخدام دواء (Budesonide) المضاد للربو على الصحة الفموية عند الأطفال المصابين بالربو خلال فترة متابعة لمدة سنة واحدة.
المواد و الطرائق : شملت العينة العشوائية 30 طفلاً مصاباً بالربو تراوحت أعمارهم بين (5- 10) سنوات بمتوسط عمري (7.42) من مراجعي قسم الأطفال في مشفى الأسد الجامعي - اللاذقية، بحيث كانت شدة الربو عندهم متوسطة مستمرة ، و بحاجة لاستخدام Budesonide الدواء الاستنشاقي المضاد للربو.
تم تقييم النخر السني ، النزف اللثوي ، اللويحة السنية و pH اللعاب لكل طفل قبل إعطاء الدواء و بعده و ذلك خلال فترة المتابعة ( 3 – 6 – 9- 12 ) شهراً.
النتائج : أظهرت النتائج ارتفاعاً في مشعر DMFT، dmft، مشعر النزف اللثوي و اللويحة السنية بعد المتابعة لمدة 12 شهر.
Aim of study:The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effect of antiasthma drug (Budesonide) on oral health of asthmatic children during one year of treatment. Materials and Methods: Thirty children with asthma aged (5-10) years were selected from the children who presented to children´s section at AL-Assad University Hospital in Lattakia with medium asthma severity and they needed to use antiasthma inhaled drug (Budesonide).This study have evaluated dental caries, gingival bleeding, dental plaque and saliva pH for each child before and after treatment with Budesonide in (3-6-9-12) months. Results: The results showed increasing in DMFT, dmft indices ,gingival bleeding index and dental plaque after follow- up for 12 months.
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