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INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PAEDIATRIC DENTISTRY
Volume 30, Issue 4, Pages 445-450Publisher
WILEY
DOI: 10.1111/ipd.12617
Keywords
child dentistry; oral health; risk indicator; small for gestational age
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- Swedish Patent Revenue Research Fund
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Background Since birth outcome is associated with maternal and newborn health, it can be a predictor of the future health of the child. Aim To investigate the association between adverse birth outcomes and dental caries. Design The present registry-based cohort study included all children born in 2000-2003, residing in Stockholm County, Sweden and who received a dental examination at the age of 3 years (n = 74 748). National registries supplied data on socioeconomic conditions, maternal health, maternal health behavior, and birth outcomes. Forward stepwise binary logistic regression was performed to determine predictors of caries experience in the 3-year-olds. Results Of the subjects, 6.0% had caries experience (decayed, extracted, and filled teeth [deft] >= 1), 5.6% were born preterm (<37 weeks); 2.2% were born small (SGA) and 3.7% large (LGA) for gestational age. Of the studied adverse birth outcomes, only SGA was significantly associated with caries experience at 3 years of age, and only for mothers who had refrained from smoking during pregnancy. Conclusions SGA is associated with caries experience in 3-year-old children; however, this relationship occurs only in mothers who did not smoke during pregnancy.
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