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Systemic Conditions and Developmental Defects of Enamel in a Cohort of VLBW and NBW Infants

Shim, Hun, DMD
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=case1465487090

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2016, Master of Sciences, Case Western Reserve University, Clinical Research.
This retrospective cohort study investigated the effects of VLBW and NBW infants’ systemic health on DDE. The sample consisted of 293 infant-caregiver dyads that attended all three visits based on an original cohort study. Infants’ systemic conditions were classified by a modified CRG index for 8 and 18-month visits. Developmental defects of enamel (DDE: hypoplasia and demarcated opacities) were obtained from 36- month dental examination records. A hierarchical negative binomial model was utilized. The model controlling for maternal sociodemographic and prenatal factors indicated that severe 8-month CRG level compared to healthy significantly increased 36-month hypoplasia (p<0.05), but not for demarcated opacities. Caregiver’s low socioeconomic status and prenatal smoking also significantly influenced 36-month hypoplasia also. The model stratified by birth group indicated that severe CRG affected hypoplasia significantly in VBLW infants, but not in NBW infants. In conclusion, severe systemic conditions were significantly associated with enamel hypoplasia.
Suchitra Nelson, PhD (Committee Chair)
James Spilsbury, PhD MPH (Committee Member)
Kristin Victoroff, DDS PhD (Committee Member)
44 p.
Dental Care; Dentistry; Developmental Biology; Public Health
VLBW; infants; systemic conditions; Developmental Defects of Enamel; enamel hypoplasia

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  • Shim, DMD, H. (2016). Systemic Conditions and Developmental Defects of Enamel in a Cohort of VLBW and NBW Infants [Master's thesis, Case Western Reserve University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=case1465487090

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Shim, DMD, Hun. Systemic Conditions and Developmental Defects of Enamel in a Cohort of VLBW and NBW Infants. 2016. Case Western Reserve University, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=case1465487090.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Shim, DMD, Hun. "Systemic Conditions and Developmental Defects of Enamel in a Cohort of VLBW and NBW Infants." Master's thesis, Case Western Reserve University, 2016. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=case1465487090

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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