The impact of Anti- Asthmatic medications on salivary pH and dental caries pattern in a Group of Egyptian Children with Bronchial Asthma.

Due to lack of published studies about the impact of anti-asthmatic medications on salivary pH and dental caries pattern among the Egyptian children diagnosed with Bronchial Asthma, this study will be conducted to cover this point.

Inclusion Criteria:

• - Children aged 6-12 years old diagnosed with Bronchial asthma (Mixed dentition stage).
• Control group : a matched group aged 6-12 years old
• Patients taking regular medications for the treatment of Bronchial asthma at least for 1 year back
• Both male and female patients will be included.

Exclusion Criteria:

• No other systemic Diseases.

All patients presented to the Asthma and Allergy Outpatients Clinic of Abu El-Reesh Japanese hospital for kids will be included in the study according to the following criteria.

-Control group: All patients attending the pediatric dentistry department of faculty of dentistry of Cairo University will be included in the study according to the following criteria.