title: The timing of eruption of the primary dentition in Nigerian children.
abstract: The objectives of this study were to clarify the eruption time and sequence for primary teeth in Nigerian children. It also investigated the effect of sex and socioeconomic status on the timing and sequence of eruption. A random sample of 1,657 children from ages of 3-40 months were examined--921 (55.6%) males and 736 (44.4%) females. The age of eruption of the teeth was estimated using probit regression. The results show that there was no effect of sex, socioeconomic status or breastfeeding status on the timing of eruption and pattern of teeth eruption in Nigerian children. Left and right teeth had similar eruption times. Eruption times of the lateral incisor, canine, and molars were similar for upper and lower teeth. Interpopulation studies however showed that though the sequence of eruption of primary teeth in Nigerian population is similar to that of their peers in other compared populations, there are observable sex differences in the timing of tooth eruption.
authors.affiliation: Department of Child Dental Health, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife 22005, Nigeria. toyinukpong@yahoo.co.uk
authors.forename: Morenike
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Folayan
authors.forename: Foluso
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Owotade
authors.forename: Ebun
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Adejuyigbe
authors.forename: Saunak
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sen
authors.forename: Biola
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Lawal
authors.forename: Kizito
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ndukwe
mesh_terms: D017677:Age Distribution; D000885:Anthropology, Physical; D044383:Black People; D001942:Breast Feeding; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D016015:Logistic Models; D008297:Male; D009549:Nigeria; D012737:Sex Factors; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D014078:Tooth Eruption / Q000502:physiology*; D014094:Tooth, Deciduous / Q000502:physiology*