The effect of birth weight on tooth development by Demirjian's method.
Clin Oral Investig
; 28(7): 411, 2024 Jul 04.
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ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVES:
The aim of this study was to investigate the impact of birth weight on tooth development in children aged 7-8 years. MATERIALS ANDMETHODS:
This retrospective cohort study comprised 75 children born at Bint Al-Huda Hospital, Bojnurd, in 2013-2014. The children were categorized into three groups based on their birth weight Normal Birth Weight (NBW), Low Birth Weight (LBW), and Very Low Birth Weight (VLBW). Panoramic radiographs were taken for orthodontic examination, and Demirjian's 8-teeth method was employed to determine dental age. The study compared dental and chronological age within each group. Data analysis utilized SPSS software version 26, employing One-way ANOVA and chi-square tests. Statistical significance was set at P ≤ 0.05.RESULTS:
The mean difference in dental and chronological age for Very Low Birth Weight (VLBW) children was 0.22 ± 0.44 years, for Low Birth Weight (LBW) children it was 0.19 ± 0.45 years, and for Normal Birth Weight (NBW) children, it was 0.08 ± 0.46 years. Although the mean difference decreased with increasing birth weight, this trend did not achieve statistical significance (P = 0.55). Furthermore, no significant differences were observed between the weight groups (P = 0.529) or genders (P = 0.191).Key words
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01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Birth Weight
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Radiography, Panoramic
Limits:
Child
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Newborn
Language:
En
Journal:
Clin Oral Investig
Journal subject:
ODONTOLOGIA
Year:
2024
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Iran