Prevalence of dental caries and caries-related risk factors in premature and term children

• Main Authors: Vanessa Resende Nogueira Cruvinel (Author), Danuze Batista Lamas Gravina (Author), Tatiana Degani Paes Leme Azevedo (Author), Ana Cristina Barreto Bezerra (Author), Orlando Ayrton de Toledo (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Pesquisa Odontológica, 2010-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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This study evaluated the prevalence of enamel defects and dental caries and their risk factors on primary and permanent dentitions of prematurely-born children and term children. Eighty children were examined, 40 born prematurely (G1) and 40 born term (G2), in the age group between 5 and 10 years. T...