High Birth Weight Is a Risk Factor of Dental Caries Increment during Adolescence in Sweden

Abstract

This study aimed to assess whether birth weight is associated with dental caries during the teenage period. In this register-based cohort study, all children of 13 years of age (n = 18,142) who resided in the county of Stockholm, Sweden, in 2000, were included. The cohort was followed until individuals were 19 years of age. Information regarding dental caries was collected from the Public Health Care Administration in Stockholm. Data concerning prenatal and perinatal factors and parental socio-demographic determinants were collected from the Swedish Medical Birth Register and National Registers at Statistics Sweden. The final logistic regression model showed that birth weight ≥4000 g, adjusted for potential confounders, was significantly associated with caries increment (DMFT ≥ 1 (D = decayed, M = missing, F = filled, T = teeth)) between 13 and 19 age (OR, 1.22; 95% CI = 1.09-1.36). The relatively enhanced risk OR was further increased from 1.22 to 1.43 in subjects with birth weight ≥4600 g. On the contrary, subjects with birth weight <2500 g exhibited a significantly lower risk (OR, 0.67; 95% CI = 0.50-0.89) for exhibiting caries experience (DMFT ≥ 4) at 19 years of age. In conclusion, high birth weight can be regarded as a predictor for dental caries, and especially, birth weight ≥4500 g is a risk factor for caries increment during adolescence.

Histological Features of Oral Cavity Mucous Membrane Epithelium in Six-Month-Old Experimental Animals Born with Macrosomia

“…However, there is insufficient knowledge about the dental aspect of macrosomia (13,14,15). We also think that fetal macrosomia is a risk factor for the formation of certain oral cavity diseases, and we have already revealed dental violations in people born with macrosomia in our previous studies (16,17,18,19).…”

Prediction of Oral Disorders Risk in Newborns and Infants Born Macrosomic Using Their Height-Weight Index at Birth

“…Dental abnormalities in such children are manifested by high intensity of deciduous and permanent teeth caries and a high prevalence of mallocclusions [6][7][8]. Due to the variety of reasons associated with macrosomia formation, and significant spread of the weight-height index values in macrosomic newborns, children whose antropometric indices at birth were higher than normal, are not a homogeneous group.…”

Morphological Changes in Tooth Germs and Surrounding Tissues in Newborn Rats with Experimentally Induced Macrosomia

“…Наші спостереження та роботи інших науковців свідчать, що стоматологічні порушення є притаманними особам, народженим макросомами [6,7,8].…”