Impact of birth characteristics, breast feeding and vital statistics on the eruption of primary teeth among healthy infants in Saudi Arabia: an observational study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

This study aimed to explore the impact of gender, birth weight, maternal age, type of delivery, gestational age and feeding practices on the eruption of teeth in children with no underlying medical conditions or developmental defects in their first year of life.

Design

A cross-sectional observational study design was used.

Setting

A primary healthcare setting in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Participants

All children in their first year of life attending a vaccination clinic (n=422) were included in the study. Infants with chronic childhood illnesses, those who were below the 5th percentile in height or weight, infants with congenital birth defects and chronic illnesses, infants who were born preterm and low birth weight infants were excluded from the study.

SUBMITTER: Alnemer KA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5778285 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature