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CARIES RESEARCH
Volume 39, Issue 6, Pages 441-447Publisher
KARGER
DOI: 10.1159/000088178
Keywords
dental caries; malnutrition; review
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- NIDCR NIH HHS [R01 DE014708-02, R01 DE014708, R01 DE014708-01A2] Funding Source: Medline
- NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF DENTAL &CRANIOFACIAL RESEARCH [R01DE014708] Funding Source: NIH RePORTER
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Protein-energy malnutrition occurs when there are deficiencies in protein, energy foods or both, relative to a body's needs. This paper reviews the association of early childhood malnutrition with: ( 1) dental caries, ( 2) enamel hypoplasia, ( 3) salivary gland hypofunction, and ( 4) delayed eruption. Studies suggest that caries of the primary dentition is associated with early childhood malnutrition, though the effect on caries of the permanent dentition has essentially not been studied. Enamel hypoplasia, salivary glandular hypofunction and saliva compositional changes may be mechanisms through which malnutrition is associated with caries, while altered eruption timing may create a challenge in the analysis of age-specific caries rates. Copyright (C) 2005 S. Karger AG, Basel.
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