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Adverse birth outcomes and the risk of dental caries at age 3 years
Author(s) -
Soares Fernanda Cunha,
Dahllöf Göran,
Hjern Anders,
Julihn Annika
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
international journal of paediatric dentistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.183
H-Index - 62
eISSN - 1365-263X
pISSN - 0960-7439
DOI - 10.1111/ipd.12617
Subject(s) - medicine , logistic regression , small for gestational age , pregnancy , socioeconomic status , cohort , cohort study , obstetrics , oral health , gestational age , pediatrics , demography , premature birth , environmental health , dentistry , population , pathology , sociology , biology , genetics
Background Since birth outcome is associated with maternal and newborn health, it can be a predictor of the future health of the child. Aim To investigate the association between adverse birth outcomes and dental caries. Design The present registry‐based cohort study included all children born in 2000‐2003, residing in Stockholm County, Sweden and who received a dental examination at the age of 3 years (n = 74 748). National registries supplied data on socioeconomic conditions, maternal health, maternal health behavior, and birth outcomes. Forward stepwise binary logistic regression was performed to determine predictors of caries experience in the 3‐year‐olds. Results Of the subjects, 6.0% had caries experience (decayed, extracted, and filled teeth [deft] ≥ 1), 5.6% were born preterm (<37 weeks); 2.2% were born small (SGA) and 3.7% large (LGA) for gestational age. Of the studied adverse birth outcomes, only SGA was significantly associated with caries experience at 3 years of age, and only for mothers who had refrained from smoking during pregnancy. Conclusions SGA is associated with caries experience in 3‐year‐old children; however, this relationship occurs only in mothers who did not smoke during pregnancy.