Enamel neonatal line thickness in deciduous teeth of Australian children from known maternal health and pregnancy conditions

• Published in: Early human development Vol. 137; p. 104821
• Main Authors: Behie, Alison M., Miszkiewicz, Justyna J.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Ireland Elsevier B.V 01.10.2019
• Subjects: Adolescent; Adult; Alcohol; Alcohol Drinking - epidemiology; Australia; Child; Dental Enamel - anatomy & histology; Dental Enamel - growth & development; Dental histology; Enamel; Female; Humans; Infant, Newborn; Male; Maternal Health; Neonatal line; Perinatal; Postnatal; Pregnancy; Prenatal; Prenatal Exposure Delayed Effects - epidemiology; Tooth, Deciduous - anatomy & histology; Tooth, Deciduous - growth & development; Australia; Prenatal; Postnatal; Enamel; Perinatal; Alcohol; Dental histology; Neonatal line

Physiological disruptions to early human development have implications for health and disease in later life. Limited research has explored how prenatal factors influence dental development in children of mothers with known pregnancy conditions. Enamel in human deciduous teeth begins forming in utero...