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Oral characteristics and dietary habits of preterm children: A retrospective study using National Health Screening Program for Infants and Children

The rate of preterm birth is increasing worldwide and preterm infants are susceptible to oral health problems. Hence, this study aimed to investigate the effect of premature birth on dietary and oral characteristics as well as dental treatment experiences of preterm infants using a nationwide cohort...

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Autores principales: Herr, Lan, Chung, Juhyun, Lee, Ko Eun, Han, Jung Ho, Shin, Jeong Eun, Jung, Hoi-In, Kang, Chung-Min
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Publicado: Public Library of Science 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9980808/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36862725
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0281896
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author Herr, Lan
Chung, Juhyun
Lee, Ko Eun
Han, Jung Ho
Shin, Jeong Eun
Jung, Hoi-In
Kang, Chung-Min
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Chung, Juhyun
Lee, Ko Eun
Han, Jung Ho
Shin, Jeong Eun
Jung, Hoi-In
Kang, Chung-Min
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description The rate of preterm birth is increasing worldwide and preterm infants are susceptible to oral health problems. Hence, this study aimed to investigate the effect of premature birth on dietary and oral characteristics as well as dental treatment experiences of preterm infants using a nationwide cohort study. Data was retrospectively analyzed from National Health Screening Program for Infants and Children (NHSIC) of the National Health Insurance Service of Korea. 5% sample of children born between 2008 and 2012 who completed first or second infant health screening were included and divided into full-term and preterm-birth groups. Clinical data variables such as dietary habits, oral characteristics, and dental treatment experiences were investigated and comparatively analyzed. Preterm infants showed significantly lower rates of breastfeeding at 4–6 months (p<0.001), delayed start of weaning food at 9–12 months (p<0.001), higher rates of bottle feeding at 18–24 months (p<0.001), poor appetite at 30–36 months (p<0.001) and higher rates of improper swallowing and chewing function at 42–53 months (p = 0.023) than full-term infants. Preterm infants also had eating habits leading to poor oral conditions and higher percentage of absence of dental visit compared to full-term infants (p = 0.036). However, dental treatments including 1-visit pulpectomy (p = 0.007) and 2-visit pulpectomy (p = 0.042) significantly decreased when oral health screening was completed at least once. The NHSIC can be an effective policy for oral health management in preterm infants.
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spelling pubmed-99808082023-03-03 Oral characteristics and dietary habits of preterm children: A retrospective study using National Health Screening Program for Infants and Children Herr, Lan Chung, Juhyun Lee, Ko Eun Han, Jung Ho Shin, Jeong Eun Jung, Hoi-In Kang, Chung-Min PLoS One Research Article The rate of preterm birth is increasing worldwide and preterm infants are susceptible to oral health problems. Hence, this study aimed to investigate the effect of premature birth on dietary and oral characteristics as well as dental treatment experiences of preterm infants using a nationwide cohort study. Data was retrospectively analyzed from National Health Screening Program for Infants and Children (NHSIC) of the National Health Insurance Service of Korea. 5% sample of children born between 2008 and 2012 who completed first or second infant health screening were included and divided into full-term and preterm-birth groups. Clinical data variables such as dietary habits, oral characteristics, and dental treatment experiences were investigated and comparatively analyzed. Preterm infants showed significantly lower rates of breastfeeding at 4–6 months (p<0.001), delayed start of weaning food at 9–12 months (p<0.001), higher rates of bottle feeding at 18–24 months (p<0.001), poor appetite at 30–36 months (p<0.001) and higher rates of improper swallowing and chewing function at 42–53 months (p = 0.023) than full-term infants. Preterm infants also had eating habits leading to poor oral conditions and higher percentage of absence of dental visit compared to full-term infants (p = 0.036). However, dental treatments including 1-visit pulpectomy (p = 0.007) and 2-visit pulpectomy (p = 0.042) significantly decreased when oral health screening was completed at least once. The NHSIC can be an effective policy for oral health management in preterm infants. Public Library of Science 2023-03-02 /pmc/articles/PMC9980808/ /pubmed/36862725 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0281896 Text en © 2023 Herr et al https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) , which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
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Herr, Lan
Chung, Juhyun
Lee, Ko Eun
Han, Jung Ho
Shin, Jeong Eun
Jung, Hoi-In
Kang, Chung-Min
Oral characteristics and dietary habits of preterm children: A retrospective study using National Health Screening Program for Infants and Children
title Oral characteristics and dietary habits of preterm children: A retrospective study using National Health Screening Program for Infants and Children
title_full Oral characteristics and dietary habits of preterm children: A retrospective study using National Health Screening Program for Infants and Children
title_fullStr Oral characteristics and dietary habits of preterm children: A retrospective study using National Health Screening Program for Infants and Children
title_full_unstemmed Oral characteristics and dietary habits of preterm children: A retrospective study using National Health Screening Program for Infants and Children
title_short Oral characteristics and dietary habits of preterm children: A retrospective study using National Health Screening Program for Infants and Children
title_sort oral characteristics and dietary habits of preterm children: a retrospective study using national health screening program for infants and children
topic Research Article
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9980808/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36862725
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0281896
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