Preterm birth (<37 weeks gestation) vs Full-term birth (37 weeks or more gestation)
Early childhood caries (ECC) · Children aged 6 years or younger (preschool children)
In children aged 3 years or younger, preterm birth was not associated with early childhood caries (OR 0.90, 95% CI 0.59 to 1.37); certainty not graded.
2 findings from 1 review
- Relationship between preterm, low birth weight and early childhood caries: a meta-analysis of the case-control and… 2020 All outcomesCommunity/epidemiological studies of preschool children (multiple countries) · Children aged 3 years or youngerOR 0.90 [0.59, 1.37]2 studiesGRADE not reported
- Relationship between preterm, low birth weight and early childhood caries: a meta-analysis of the case-control and… 2020 All outcomesCommunity/epidemiological studies of preschool children (multiple countries) · OverallOR 1.59 [1.36, 1.87]16 studies · 21279 participantsGRADE not reported