Observational studyBMJ open2017
Impact of birth characteristics, breast feeding and vital statistics on the eruption of primary teeth among healthy infants in Saudi Arabia: an observational study.
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- Path Model of Risk Factors for Age at Primary Tooth Eruption: A Cohort Study of Preterm and Term Infants.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2025Article
- Association between maternal serum levels of Alpha-Fetoprotein and eruption timing of the first central deciduous tooth: a cross-sectional study.The Saudi dental journal · 2025Article
- Association of prenatal vitamin D concentration with the eruption time of the first primary tooth: A prospective cohort study.Journal of dental research, dental clinics, dental prospects · 2025Article
- Breastfeeding and parents' socioeconomic status buffer dental developmental stress in female infants.Evolution, medicine, and public health · 2025Article
- Association of Body Mass Index and Chronology of Tooth Eruption in Children visiting a Dental Hospital in UAE: A Cross-sectional Study.The Saudi dental journal · 2024Article
- Path Analysis of the Relationships between the Eruption Time of the First Primary Teeth and Various Factors in Twins.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Eruption Timing and Sequence of Primary Teeth in a Sample of Romanian Children.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- Early permanent dental eruption in obese/overweigh schoolchildren.Journal of clinical and experimental dentistry · 2022Article
- Associations of maternal, perinatal and postnatal factors with the eruption timing of the first primary tooth.Scientific reports · 2019Article
- Influence of Birth Characteristics and Feeding Practices on Eruption of Primary Teeth in Children: A Preliminary Cross-sectional Observational Study.International journal of clinical pediatric dentistryArticle
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Abstract
objectivesThis 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.
designA cross-sectional observational study design was used.
settingA primary healthcare setting in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
participantsAll 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. OUTCOME MEASURES: The type of delivery, birth weight, age of mother, height and weight percentile for age (as plotted on the WHO growth chart for infants) and feeding practices were recorded by the examiner, and this was followed by a clinical examination to determine the presence or absence of each tooth. Regression models were developed to determine the effect of the different variables on the presence of primary teeth.
resultsThere was a significant association between the weight percentile of the child (adjusted for age) and the number of erupted primary teeth, suggesting that heavier children have an earlier eruption of teeth. No association was observed between birth weight, height percentile for age or maternal age at the time of birth and the number of erupted primary teeth. Children who were exclusively breast fed were significantly more likely to have an erupted first primary tooth earlier than non-breastfed group.
conclusionsBreast feeding and the weight of the child may have an influence on the eruption of primary teeth in the first year of life.
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