Effects of treatments for drooling on caries risk in children and adolescents with cerebral palsy.

CONCLUSIONS: Children and adolescents with CP who had received surgical treatment for drooling exhibited higher number of white spot lesions because of the reduced salivary flow rate and higher salivary osmolality. PMID: 30818313 [PubMed - in process]
Source: Medicina Oral, Patologia Oral y Cirugia Bucal - Category: ENT & OMF Tags: Med Oral Patol Oral Cir Bucal Source Type: research