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Influence of Maternal Prenatal Vitamin D Status on Infant Oral Health

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The final comp<strong>on</strong>ent <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> the study was the infant dental examinati<strong>on</strong>, which<br />

occurred following the erupti<strong>on</strong> <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> the primary maxillary incisors. Clinical examinati<strong>on</strong><br />

<str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> each infant’s erupted primary teeth was c<strong>on</strong>ducted by the principal investigator for the<br />

presence <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> developmental defects <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> enamel (DDE), including enamel hypoplasia at 12<br />

m<strong>on</strong>ths <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> age. Criteria used to score enamel hypoplasia in this clinical assessment was<br />

based <strong>on</strong> an established index in the literature discussed in Chapter 1 Secti<strong>on</strong> 2 (Table<br />

2.1). 7 Case definiti<strong>on</strong>s for ECC and Severe Early Childhood Caries (S-ECC) exist and<br />

were adopted for this study (Table 2.2). 8-10<br />

Table 2.1 – Modified DDE Index for use in epidemiological studies 7<br />

Code<br />

Normal 0<br />

Demarcated opacities:<br />

White/cream<br />

Yellow/brown<br />

Diffuse opacities:<br />

Lines<br />

Patchy<br />

C<strong>on</strong>fluent<br />

C<strong>on</strong>fluent/patchy + staining + loss <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> enamel<br />

Hypoplasia:<br />

Pits<br />

Missing Enamel<br />

Any other defect<br />

Combinati<strong>on</strong>s:<br />

Demarcated and Diffuse<br />

Demarcated and hypoplasia<br />

Diffuse and hypoplasia<br />

All 3 defects<br />

1<br />

2<br />

3<br />

4<br />

5<br />

6<br />

7<br />

8<br />

9<br />

A<br />

B<br />

C<br />

D<br />

2-4

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