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Objectives: To investigate the incidence of oropharyngeal candidiasis in bronchial asthma patients using inhalational corticosteroid therapy.To assess the awareness on the importance of oral hygiene in such patients.
Method: 100 Bronchial asthma patients using inhalational corticosteroid therapy are randomly sampled from a tertiary care centre in Chennai.The incidence of oropharyngeal candidiasis in bronchial asthma patients using inhalational corticosteroid therapy was noted.A questionnaire based study was conducted and their awareness on the importance of oral hygiene was assessed.
Result: 95% of the study population were aware of the importance of good oral hygiene and were maintaining it.The incidence of oropharyngeal candidiasis in the study population was found to be 5%.
Conclusion: Statistical significance has been proven, yet future studies has to be done with a larger study population to know it’s practical correlations.
"SIGNIFICANCE OF ORAL HYGIENE IN BRONCHIAL ASTHMA PATIENTS IN A TERTIARY CARE CENTRE ", International Journal of Science & Engineering Development Research (www.ijrti.org), ISSN:2455-2631, Vol.8, Issue 2, page no.206 - 209, February-2023, Available :http://www.ijrti.org/papers/IJRTI2302033.pdf
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