Are Preterm Children at Risk of Developing More Dental Caries Compared to Full Term Children?
Faculty of Dentistry
Are Preterm Children At Risk Of Developing More Dental Caries Compared To Full Term Children? A Systematic Review
Sally AbuKlam Hakeem Mohamed Yakub Noor Al-Zamani Senaa Hassain Asifali Sawani Rand Abdulraheem Sundes Jamil
Supervisor: Dr. Amir Azarpazhooh Instructor: Dr. Sonica Singhal
Submitted In Partial Fulfillment Of The Requirements For Community Dentistry
Updated 12/June/2012
Are Preterm Children At Risk Of Developing More Dental Caries Compared To Full Term Children? A Systematic Review
ABSTRACT Background Dental caries is a multi-factorial disease in any age group but preterm and low birth weight children maybe at greater risk. Adverse events in utero may impair immune development, elevating the risk of infection, or (1) extending the window of infectivity for acquisition of mutans streptococci and the development of caries. Objectives The goal was to assimilate the literature of the past decade to understand this relationship in a better way. Search methods Six databases (Cochrane Library, Ovid MEDLINE(R), Ovid MEDLINE(R) In-Process & Other Non-Indexed Citations, Pubmed, Scopus and Web of Knowledge) were systematically searched for evidence published in the past decade with the help an experienced librarian. Refworks, a citation manager, was used to eliminate duplicates, better organize the literature and to complete referencing of the review. The causation checklist (2) developed by Azarpazhooh et al. was used to assess the strength of evidence. The checklist cut off score was set to be 6 out of a maximum of 13 points. Selection criteria Criteria were set to include studies assessing caries risk/prevalence, published between July 2000-April 2012 with cohort or case-control study designs and a study population from birth to 6 years old who were born prematurely or with low birth weight. Studies were excluded if they were in-vitro, had no control group or when no English translation was available. Data collection The
Are Preterm Children At Risk Of Developing More Dental Caries Compared To Full Term Children? A Systematic Review
Sally AbuKlam Hakeem Mohamed Yakub Noor Al-Zamani Senaa Hassain Asifali Sawani Rand Abdulraheem Sundes Jamil
Supervisor: Dr. Amir Azarpazhooh Instructor: Dr. Sonica Singhal
Submitted In Partial Fulfillment Of The Requirements For Community Dentistry
Updated 12/June/2012
Are Preterm Children At Risk Of Developing More Dental Caries Compared To Full Term Children? A Systematic Review
ABSTRACT Background Dental caries is a multi-factorial disease in any age group but preterm and low birth weight children maybe at greater risk. Adverse events in utero may impair immune development, elevating the risk of infection, or (1) extending the window of infectivity for acquisition of mutans streptococci and the development of caries. Objectives The goal was to assimilate the literature of the past decade to understand this relationship in a better way. Search methods Six databases (Cochrane Library, Ovid MEDLINE(R), Ovid MEDLINE(R) In-Process & Other Non-Indexed Citations, Pubmed, Scopus and Web of Knowledge) were systematically searched for evidence published in the past decade with the help an experienced librarian. Refworks, a citation manager, was used to eliminate duplicates, better organize the literature and to complete referencing of the review. The causation checklist (2) developed by Azarpazhooh et al. was used to assess the strength of evidence. The checklist cut off score was set to be 6 out of a maximum of 13 points. Selection criteria Criteria were set to include studies assessing caries risk/prevalence, published between July 2000-April 2012 with cohort or case-control study designs and a study population from birth to 6 years old who were born prematurely or with low birth weight. Studies were excluded if they were in-vitro, had no control group or when no English translation was available. Data collection The
Citations: Pubmed* Scopus Web of Science Total Results 8 30 0 Table 4: Inclusion & Exclusion Criteria Inclusion : Only Studies publish between July 2000-April 2012. Only Studies with population of 0-6 years old who were born prematurely or with low birth weight (