Prevalence of enamel defects in primary teeth of children born prematurely
The aim of this study was to evaluate the prevalence of enamel defects in primary teeth of children born prematurely. We evaluated 90 children, aged between 2 and 6 years of age, and the inclusion criterion was the presence of at least 04 (four) primary teeth in the oral cavity. Clinical examination...
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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Estado: | Versión publicada |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2011 |
| País: | Brasil |
| Institución: | Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ) |
| Repositorio: | RECIIS (Online) |
| Idioma: | portugués inglés |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:www.reciis.icict.fiocruz.br:article/564 |
| Acceso en línea: | https://www.reciis.icict.fiocruz.br/index.php/reciis/article/view/564 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | enamel defects deciduous tooth premature Defeitos de esmalte dente decíduo prematuro. |
| Sumario: | The aim of this study was to evaluate the prevalence of enamel defects in primary teeth of children born prematurely. We evaluated 90 children, aged between 2 and 6 years of age, and the inclusion criterion was the presence of at least 04 (four) primary teeth in the oral cavity. Clinical examination was carried out visually with the aid of wooden spatula under natural light, and assessed the presence of enamel defects. Data were tabulated and analyzed in Excel. The proportion of enamel defects was 39%, the highest frequency of hipocalcification (56%) than hypoplasia (44%). It was concluded that the prematurity factor positively influenced the occurrence of enamel defects. |
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