Influence of Maternal Prenatal Vitamin D Status on Infant Oral Health

Caries rates for children in this prospective cohort appear in Table 3.10. Overall,
31 infants (23.0%) had ECC when applying the current case definition and when limited
to cavitated enamel lesions. 3 However, when white spots were considered, 49 infants
(36.3%) had ECC. Because <strong>of</strong> the young ages <strong>of</strong> these children essentially all were
classified as having the more severe form <strong>of</strong> ECC termed Severe Early Childhood Caries
(S-ECC). The average d for children with ECC, including white spot lesions was 3.44 ±
2.04.
Table 3.10 – Mean d, e, f, and deft for infants
Caries Rate Number Mean ± S.D. Range Median
d 134 1.23 ± 2.05 0 – 10 0
(3.44 ± 2.04*)
e 134 0.07 ± 0.49 0 – 4 0
f 134 0.17 ± 1.11 0 – 9 0
deft 134 1.47 ± 2.80 0-17 0
*includes white spot lesions
The primary maxillary teeth with the highest prevalence <strong>of</strong> caries were the
primary maxillary incisors (Table 3.11). Among the children who were examined, 92
were found to have sound tooth surfaces on tooth #52, while 17 had initial white spot
lesions that were not cavitated. Six children had enamel lesions, six had lesions involving
dentin, one had already received a restoration on this tooth while three children had this
tooth extracted. Ninety-nine children did not have any caries on the primary maxillary
right central incisor (#51), but 18 had white spot lesions, six had enamel lesions, eight
had caries involving dentin, and two had this tooth extracted. A similar pattern was
witnessed for tooth #61 as 17 children had white spot lesions, seven had caries involving
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