Effect on Caries Susceptibility After Surgical Treatment of Drooling in Patients with Neurological Disorders
- 1 January 1973
- journal article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Acta Oto-Laryngologica
- Vol. 75 (1) , 71-74
- https://doi.org/10.3109/00016487309139641
Abstract
In 10 patients with neurological disorders and drooling, retroposition of the submandibular and ligation of the sublingual ducts was performed in order to reduce the drooling. This study shows the effect of the operation on the caries activity. Examination of the dental status was made before and one year after the operation. In some cases an enhanced susceptibility to caries was found, measured as increase in white spot lesions or transformation of these lesions into caries cavities. With good prophylactic measures the risk of increasing caries activity would not appear as a major contra-indication to the surgical treatment described.Keywords
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