Developmental defects on enamel in deciduous teeth of preterm and low birthweight infants / Defeitos de desenvolvimento do esmalte em dentes deciduos de crianças nascidas pre-termo e com baixo peso

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2007

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The purpose of this observational study with control group was: a) verify the presence of developmental enamel defects (DDE) in deciduous teeth of infants born preterm (PT) and with low birthweight and in a control group of infants born full term and with normal birthweight; b) investigate possible prenatal and postnatal etiologic factors associated with DDE; c) classify hypoplasias according to their location as prenatal or postnatal, following mineralization tables. Each group was formed by 61 children, examined between 18 and 35 months of age; all born at the Center for Integral Assistance to Women?s Health ? State University of Campinas. FDI criteria were followed for dental examination. Medical data was collected retrospectively from hospital records. The statistic analysis was performed with the Mann-Whitney, chi-square and Fisher?s exact test, wherever appropriate. Among preterms, 57.4% had some type of DDE, 52.5 % had opacities and 21.3 % presented hypoplasia. Among full terms, 24.6% presented DDE, 24.6% had opacities and 3.3% had hypoplasia. DDE were significantly associated with preterm birth and low birth weight (p<0.001). After the multivariate logistic regression, apnea remained as the variable most strongly associated with DDE. Concluding, infants born preterm and with low birthweight presented a higher prevalence of DDE than those born full term and with normal birth weight. The neonatal variable apnea presented a statistically significant association with DDE. Nevertheless, using DDE as biological markers, the defects observed in the tooth enamel formed during the neonatal period indicate that a systemic insult occurred in this period. There are many aspects that must be considered in prematurity and in infants that suffered hypoxic ischemic insults. DDE, used as biological markers, may be an additional element in the study of the variety of factors involved in prematurity or insults to the Central Nervous System and its consequences

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apneia hipoplasia do esmalte dentario dental enamel hypoplasia apnea

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