Correlation between frequency of caries in deciduous dentition and physical development of children in the first six months of life.
The purpose of the study was an attempt to determine the correlation between occurrence of caries in deciduous dentition and the process of a child's development within the first 6 months of life. 356 children aged 1 to 4 attending day nurseries in Lublin were included in the study. The following factors were analyzed: birth weight and length, postnatal weight loss level, bilirubin level in blood in the course of postnatal physiological jaundice, weight and length increase in the first month of life and body length in the sixth month of life. The study shows that the child's physical development rate in the first 6 months of life is significantly correlated with the risk of caries in deciduous dentition.
Struska
Anna
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Chair and Department of Pedodontics, Medical University of Lublin, Lublin, Poland.
Mielnik-Błaszczak
Maria
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D001663:Bilirubin / Q000097:blood; D001724:Birth Weight; D001827:Body Height; D001835:Body Weight; D003731:Dental Caries / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D011044:Poland / Q000453:epidemiology; D014094:Tooth, Deciduous; D015430:Weight Gain; D015431:Weight Loss
D001663:Bilirubin