Natal factors affecting developmental defects of enamel in preterm infants: a prospective cohort study.

ABSTRACT: This study investigated natal factors influencing developmental defects of enamel (DDE) in premature infants using a newly refined preterm developmental defects of enamel (PDDE) index. Dental examinations were conducted on a cohort of 118 preterm infants (average age 3.5 ± 1.4 years) to record PDDE scores, while reviewing their medical records to examine natal factors. According to the logistic regression analysis, factors related to DDE prevalence were advanced maternal age, gestational age < 28 weeks, birth weight < 1000 g, 1 min APGAR score < 7, and hospitalization period > 2 months, which were significantly higher by 2.91, 5.53, 7.63, 10.02, and 4.0 times, respectively. According to regression analysis with generalized linear models, the PDDE scores were approximately 7.65, 4.96, and 1

SUBMITTER: Park SY 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10808204 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature