[A study on the relationship between deciduous tooth caries in pre-school children and their neonatal conditions].
OBJECTIVE
This study was designed to examine whether the neonatal conditIon might be related to the caries of deciduous teeth in pre-school children.


METHODS
1000 children from 3 years old to 6 years old in Chengdu were surveyed, and 260 children with dmft > or = 6 and 260 caries-free children were chosen. Data was collected by 200 pairs of useful questionnaire from their parents and analyzed by using logistic regression analysis and chi 2 test.


RESULTS
The neonatal condition was closely related with incidence rates of deciduous caries in pre-school children (P < 0.05). The incidence rate of children with premature delivery was higher than that with full-term normal delivery (P < 0.05). No significant difference was showed in children with full-term normal delivery and children with dystrophy (P < 0.05).


CONCLUSIONS
There should be emphasis on the children with premature delivery in caries preventive cares.
Zou
J
J
College of Stomatology, West China University of Medical Sciences.
Li
S
S
Wang
W
W
D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002681:China / Q000453:epidemiology; D003731:Dental Caries / Q000453:epidemiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007234:Infant, Premature; D008297:Male; D009321:Natural Childbirth; D014094:Tooth, Deciduous