Comparison of dental caries (DMFT and DMFS indices) between asthmatic patients and control group in Iran: a meta-analysis.

Nadia Elyassi GorjiPegah NasiriAli Malekzadeh ShafaroudiMahmood Moosazadeh

Published in: Asthma research and practice (2021)

According to the results, the prevalence of dental caries is higher among patients with asthma than in the control group. Therefore, having asthma could be considered a risk factor for the development of dental caries.

Keyphrases

lung function
end stage renal disease
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
chronic kidney disease
prognostic factors
risk factors
allergic rhinitis
peritoneal dialysis
air pollution