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[Socioeconomic factors, nutritional risk, and enamel defects in children from João Pessoa, Paraíba State, Brazil]

Andreza Cristina de Lima Targino Massoni1, Andressa Feitosa Bezerra de Oliveira, Ana Maria Barros Chaves

  • 1Departamento de Clínica e Odontologia Social, Universidade Federal da Paraíba, João Pessoa, Brazil. andrezatargino@gmail.com

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|December 25, 2007
PubMed

Insights

Nutritional risk in low-income Brazilian children over one year old is linked to enamel defects. Factors like family income and birth weight impact both nutrition and dental health.

Area of Science:

  • Pediatric Nutrition
  • Dental Public Health
  • Child Development

Context:

  • Focuses on nutritional risk and enamel defects in low-income children aged over one year in Northeast Brazil.
  • Examines 117 children (56 at nutritional risk, 61 with normal growth).
  • Utilizes home-based evaluations including nutritional assessment, dental exams, and maternal interviews.

Purpose:

  • To investigate the relationship between nutritional risk factors and dental enamel defects in young children.
  • To identify specific factors associated with nutritional risk in this population.
  • To inform nutritional planning and strategies for preventing dental issues.

Summary:

  • Enamel defects were significantly associated with nutritional risk in children over one year of age.
  • Key factors contributing to nutritional risk included low per capita family income, low birth weight, and poor intrauterine growth.
  • Data analysis involved chi-square, Fisher's exact tests, and logistic regression.

Impact:

  • Highlights the critical link between early life nutrition, socioeconomic status, and long-term dental health.
  • Provides evidence for targeted nutritional interventions for vulnerable populations.
  • Informs public health policies aimed at improving child nutrition and oral health outcomes in low-income communities.

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