Journal article
Distribution of Enamel Defects and the Association with Respiratory Distress in Very Low Birthweight Infants
Journal of dental research, Vol.63(1), pp.59-64
01/1984
DOI: 10.1177/00220345840630011401
PMID: 6582082
Abstract
Although dental defects have long been observed among surviving pre-term infants, only few systematic studies address this problem. In a clinic limited to recall of infants of very low birthweight (<1.5 kg), enamel hypoplasia of primary incisors was found in 14/67 (21%) children, and enamel opacities were found in an additional 31% of the children. In contrast, enamel hypoplasia and opacities were found in 4% and 22%, respectively, of a control group of 46 normal birthweight children. The difference was significant (p < 0.05) for the hypoplasia but not for the opacities. Primary incisor enamel hypoplasia was more commonly noted in maxillary central incisors than in lateral incisors (X
2
= 28.0, p < 0.01). Furthermore, hypoplasia was more common in maxillary incisors than in mandibular incisors (X
2
= 48.4, p < 0.01).
In infants with dental defects, there was no significant correlation with pregnancy risk factors, gestational age, birth weight, septicemia, first-week caloric intake, serum bilirubin, or calcium. Infants with enamel hypoplasia were more likely, however, to have severe respiratory distress syndrome (X
2
= 7.2, p < 0.01), than infants with unaltered enamel.
Central incisor edge involvement may indicate post-natal processes and/or a systemic disturbance extending back to the middle trimester of pregnancy.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Distribution of Enamel Defects and the Association with Respiratory Distress in Very Low Birthweight Infants
- Creators
- D. Johnsen - Case Western Reserve UniversityC. Krejci - Department of Pediatric Dentistry, School of DentistryM. Hack - Case Western Reserve UniversityA. Fanaroff - Case Western Reserve University
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Journal of dental research, Vol.63(1), pp.59-64
- DOI
- 10.1177/00220345840630011401
- PMID
- 6582082
- ISSN
- 0022-0345
- eISSN
- 1544-0591
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 01/1984
- Academic Unit
- Pediatric Dentistry
- Record Identifier
- 9984367630702771
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