Adverse effects of long-term antiasthma therapy on dental status.

A four-year-old girl presented with the classical pattern of milk-bottle caries, although she did not have dietary risk factors for caries. She had been receiving sucrose-containing oral antiasthma medications for the last two years, in particular before bedtime, Poor oral hygiene was an additional factor. Medications in syrup form contain 30 % to 70 % sucrose. Frequent use of sucrose-containing medications is a risk factor for dental caries. Brushing after earch dose should be recommended. Preference should be given to sucrose-free preparations.