Prenatal and neonatal variables associated with enamel hypoplasia in deciduous teeth in low birth weight preterm infants

• Main Authors: Kátia Maria Dmytraczenko Franco (Author), Sérgio Roberto Peres Line (Author), Maria Valeriana Leme de Moura-Ribeiro (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: University of São Paulo, 2007-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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• Notes: 10.1590/S1678-77572007000600012; 1678-7757; 1678-7765
• Keywords: Dental enamel hypoplasia; Deciduous tooth; Preterm birth; Low birth weight; Dentistry; RK1-715
• Source: Journal of Applied Oral Science, Vol 15, Iss 6, Pp 518-523 (2007)

This study investigated possible prenatal and neonatal variables that may influence the prevalence of tooth enamel hypoplasia in preterm and low birth weight children (LBW) and a matched control group of term children with normal birth weight (NBW). The study sample consisted of 61 children born preterm and with LBW examined at 18-34 months of age. The control group was formed by 61 infants born full term and with NBW examined at 31-35 months of age. All children were born at the Center of Integrated Attention of Women's Health (CAISM-UNICAMP). FDI criteria were followed for dental examination. Medical data was collected retrospectively from hospital records. Among preterms, 57.4% had some type of developmental defects of enamel (DDE), 52.5 % had opacities and 21.3 % presented hypoplasia. Among full-term children, 24.6% presented DDE, 24.6% had opacities and 3.3% had hypoplasia. LBW preterm infants presented a higher prevalence of hypoplasia than NBW controls. The deciduous teeth most affected by hypoplasia were maxillary incisors. There was no significant association with prenatal variables; among neonatal variables there was a significant association with respiratory distress syndrome and neurological examination at discharge with an altered result.