Gravina D B L, Cruvinel V R N, Azevedo T D P L, Toledo O A, Bezerra A C B
Department of Pediatric Dentistry, School of Dentistry, Catholic University of Brasilia, Brazil.
J Clin Pediatr Dent. 2013 Summer;37(4):391-5. doi: 10.17796/jcpd.37.4.8q77717841781527.
This study compared enamel defects in children born prematurely and at term.
96 children born at term (G1), and with 96 children born prematurely (G2) were studied.
A higher prevalence of enamel defects was found in the premature group, with a predominance of hypoplasia. In G1, 64 teeth displayed enamel defects (51 opacities and 13 hypoplasias). In G2, 110 defective teeth were found, (29 opacities and 81 hypoplasias). A significant correlation was found between very low birth weight (VLBW) and the presence of these defects (p < or = 0.001). The teeth most affected were the incisors, canines and molars.
Prematurity, in conjunction with other factors, can predispose children to enamel defects.
本研究比较了早产儿和足月儿的牙釉质缺陷情况。
对96名足月儿(G1组)和96名早产儿(G2组)进行了研究。
早产组牙釉质缺陷的患病率更高,以发育不全为主。在G1组中,64颗牙齿出现牙釉质缺陷(51颗混浊和13颗发育不全)。在G2组中,发现110颗有缺陷的牙齿(29颗混浊和81颗发育不全)。极低出生体重(VLBW)与这些缺陷的存在之间存在显著相关性(p≤0.001)。受影响最严重的牙齿是切牙、尖牙和磨牙。
早产与其他因素共同作用,可能使儿童易患牙釉质缺陷。