THE RELATIONSHIP OF CERTAIN ORAL SIGNS IN NEUROPSYCHIATRIC PATIENTS TO DOSAGE OF ATARACTIC DRUGS
S. H. BLEICHER 1,
A. I. ISHLER ,
M. B. PAUL ,
J. K. KEW 2, , and
H. C. RICKARD 3
1 Chief, Dental Service, V.A. Hospital, Tuscaloosa, Ala.
2 Chief, Psychology Service, V.A. Hospital, Tuscaloosa, Ala.
3 University of Alabama.
Thirty-one NP patients exhibiting the oral sign of black hairy tongue were identified by the dental service; 46 control subjects were selected at random from patients examined at that time who did not exhibit the sign. Records of ataractic drug treatment for the 6-month period prior to the examination were obtained for both groups. No significant relationship emerged between drug dosage and presence of the sign of any criteria examined.
