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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 15.0 points higher in premature children diagnosed with bronchopulmonary dysplasia, intraventricular hemorrhage, and necrotizing enterocolitis, respectively. When endotracheal intubation was performed, the PDDE score was 5.06 points higher. The prevalence of PDDE was primarily observed bilaterally in the maxillary anterior teeth. Extremely preterm infants showed significantly delayed tooth eruption, suggesting that the influence of gestational age on dental development rates. Identifying the factors related to DDE in premature children can inform early dental interventions to support the oral health of high-risk children.
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1 Yonsei University College of Dentistry, Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Seoul, Republic of Korea (GRID:grid.15444.30) (ISNI:0000 0004 0470 5454)
2 Medical Science Research Institute, Kyung Hee University Medical Center, Statistics Support Part, Seoul, Republic of Korea (GRID:grid.411231.4) (ISNI:0000 0001 0357 1464)
3 Yonsei University College of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Seoul, Republic of Korea (GRID:grid.15444.30) (ISNI:0000 0004 0470 5454)
4 Yonsei University College of Dentistry, Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Seoul, Republic of Korea (GRID:grid.15444.30) (ISNI:0000 0004 0470 5454); Yonsei University College of Dentistry, Oral Science Research Center, Seoul, Republic of Korea (GRID:grid.15444.30) (ISNI:0000 0004 0470 5454)