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OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the flow rate, amylase and peroxidase activities, and total protein and sialic acid concentrations in saliva of adolescents with cerebral palsy. METHOD AND MATERIALS: The saliva of 24 adolescents with cerebral palsy was compared with that of 18 adolescents without cerebral palsy, all aged around 12 years, 2 months. The whole saliva was collected under slight suction and frozen at -80 degrees C. Flow rate, amylase and peroxidase activities, and total protein and sialic acid concentrations were analyzed by standard methods. RESULTS: The flow rate was low in the cerebral palsy group. The cerebral palsy group demonstrated low amylase and peroxidase activities. Boys and girls from the cerebral palsy group demonstrated higher total protein concentration than the boys and girls from the control group. Sialic acid, free and total, concentration was higher in the cerebral palsy group than in the control group. CONCLUSION: The results suggest that adolescents with cerebral palsy present alterations in the salivary parameters studied that can increase the risk of oral disease in this population.
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Amilases/análise , Paralisia Cerebral/enzimologia , Peroxidase/análise , Saliva/enzimologia , Adolescente , Estudos de Casos e Controles , Criança , Feminino , Humanos , Masculino , Ácido N-Acetilneuramínico/análise , Salivação/fisiologia , Inquéritos e Questionários , Escovação DentáriaRESUMO
The present paper reviews the dental findings in oculocerebrorenal Lowe syndrome and presents two case histories. Reports of different patients are useful in order to enhance knowledge about the syndrome, because there are so many different oral manifestations.
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Assistência Odontológica para Doentes Crônicos/métodos , Hipoplasia do Esmalte Dentário/etiologia , Suplementos Nutricionais , Síndrome Oculocerebrorrenal/complicações , Vitamina D/administração & dosagem , Criança , Pré-Escolar , Hipoplasia do Esmalte Dentário/diagnóstico por imagem , Humanos , Masculino , Síndrome Oculocerebrorrenal/tratamento farmacológico , Síndrome Oculocerebrorrenal/mortalidade , Higiene Bucal/métodos , Radiografia , Fatores de Tempo , Erupção DentáriaRESUMO
OBJECTIVE: To analyze sodium, potassium, calcium, phosphorus, and magnesium concentrations in whole saliva of adolescents with cerebral palsy (CP) and compare them with those of normal individuals. METHOD AND MATERIALS: Thirty-six adolescents with CP aged 12.0 +/- 1.8 years were compared with 36 healthy age-matched individuals. Saliva was collected under slight suction. Electrolyte concentrations were determined by inductively coupled argon plasma with atomic emission spectrometry. RESULTS: Significant differences were observed with matched and unmatched flow rates. Sodium concentrations were significantly decreased, whereas potassium levels were significantly increased in the CP group. No statistically significant differences were observed regarding phosphorus, magnesium, and calcium concentrations between adolescents with CP and controls. CONCLUSION: Our results suggest that there is an alteration in the sodium and potassium concentration in whole saliva of individuals with CP.
