Timing of primary tooth emergence among U.S. racial and ethnic groups
| Autor: | David R. Drake, Margherita Fontana, Deborah V. Dawson, Derek R. Blanchette, Steven M. Levy, John J. Warren, Justine L. Kolker, Kathy R. Phipps |
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| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
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Longitudinal study
Younger age White (horse) business.industry Tooth eruption Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Ethnic group Dentistry Racial group 030206 dentistry Health equity 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Medicine 030212 general & internal medicine Primary Tooth business General Dentistry Demography |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Public Health Dentistry. 76:259-262 |
| ISSN: | 0022-4006 |
| Popis: | Objectives To compare timing of tooth emergence among groups of American Indian (AI), Black and White children in the United States at 12 months of age. Methods Data were from two sources – a longitudinal study of a Northern Plains tribal community and a study with sites in Indiana, Iowa and North Carolina. For the Northern Plains study, all children (n = 223) were American Indian, while for the multisite study, children (n = 320) were from diverse racial groups. Analyses were limited to data from examinations conducted within 30 days of the child's first birthday. Results AI children had significantly more teeth present (Mean: 7.8, Median: 8.0) than did Whites (4.4, 4.0, P |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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