Findings from Chung Shan Medical University Provides New Data about Allergic Rhinitis (Allergic rhinitis, rather than asthma, is a risk factor for…

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Findings from Chung Shan Medical University Provides New Data about Allergic Rhinitis (Allergic rhinitis, rather than asthma, is a risk factor for dental caries)

By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Insurance Weekly News -- Investigators publish new report on Immune System Diseases and Conditions - Allergic Rhinitis. According to news reporting from Taichung, Taiwan, by VerticalNews journalists, research stated, "The association between AS (asthma) and dental caries is controversial, while that between allergic rhinitis (AR) and caries has not been established. This study aimed to verify the relationship among AR, AS and dental caries. Retrospective cohort study."

Financial support for this research came from Chung Shan Medical University Hospital.

The news correspondents obtained a quote from the research from Chung Shan Medical University, "Data from Health Insurance Database of the Taiwan's National Health Insurance Research Database. Nine thousand and thirty-eight children born in 2004 were obtained. Their claims data were evaluated from birth to the age of 9 years. The frequencies of clinical visits for dental caries were calculated for primary teeth (age 1-5) and for dental transitional period (age 6-9). Differences in the frequencies of clinical visits for caries in AR vs non-AR and AS vs non-AS children were compared. Correlation between AR, AS and caries frequencies was studied, and the influences of AR drugs on the development of caries were evaluated. After adjusting for confounding factors and AS case, the frequencies of clinical visits for caries were higher in AR (increased by 13%-25% and p<.001 at different age periods). The AR frequencies significantly correlated with caries frequencies in children with AR. Different AR drugs also correlated with caries formation. After adjusting for confounding factors and AR case, there was no relationship between AS and caries in children. Asthma is not associated with dental caries, but AR can increase the frequency of clinical visits for caries. Medications for AR may also play a role in caries formation."

According to the news reporters, the research concluded: "Thus, AR may be a risk factor for childhood dental caries."

For more information on this research see: Allergic rhinitis, rather than asthma, is a risk factor for dental caries. Clinical Otolaryngology, 2017;():. Clinical Otolaryngology can be contacted at: Blackwell Publishing Inc, 350 Main St, Malden, MA 02148, USA. (Wiley-Blackwell - www.wiley.com/; Clinical Otolaryngology - onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/10.1111/(ISSN)1749-4486)

Our news journalists report that additional information may be obtained by contacting C.Y. Chuang, School of Medicine, Chung Shan Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan. Additional authors for this research include H.L. Sun and M.S Ku.

Publisher contact information for the journal Clinical Otolaryngology is: Blackwell Publishing Inc, 350 Main St, Malden, MA 02148, USA.

Keywords for this news article include: Asia, Taiwan, Asthma, Taichung, Allergies, Dentistry, Dental Caries, Health Insurance, Allergic Rhinitis, Risk and Prevention, Nose Diseases and Conditions, Respiratory Hypersensitivity, Respiratory Tract Infections, Dental Diseases and Conditions, Bronchial Diseases and Conditions, Immune System Diseases and Conditions.