Open AccessComparison of primary dentition caries experience in pre-term low birth-weight and full-term normal birth-weight children aged one to six years
Author(s) -
Sowmya Anaberu Rajshekar,
Nagesh Laxminarayan
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
journal of the indian society of pedodontics and preventive dentistry/journal of indian society of pedodontics and preventive dentistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.378
H-Index - 33
eISSN - 1998-3905
pISSN - 0970-4388
DOI - 10.4103/0970-4388.84685
Subject(s) - medicine , dentition , dentistry , oral hygiene , birth weight , low birth weight , analysis of variance , significant difference , demography , pediatrics , pregnancy , genetics , sociology , biology
The aims of the study were to determine and compare the primary dentition caries experience and the variables that may influence the occurrence of caries, in preterm low birth weight and full term normal birth weight children aged one to six years.