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COMPARATIVE EVALUATION OF HISTO-MORPHOLOGICAL ASPECTS AND CHEMICAL COMPOSITION OF DENTAL HARD TISSUES IN PRIMARY TEETH FROM PRETERM AND FULL-TERM CHILDREN- AN IN VITRO STUDY
Dr. Sabin Sathyan*, Dr. Poornima P., Dr. Mallikarjuna K., Dr. Nagaveni N. B., Dr. Roopa K. B., Dr. Praveen Kumar Bali
. Abstract Background: Children born prematurely suffer from various systemic conditions. These complications have been reported to cause disturbed mineralization in primary teeth. Aim: To evaluate and compare the enamel histomorphology and chemical composition of primary teeth in preterm and full-term children. Design: This study was an in vitro comparative study of 6 months duration. A total of 20 primary teeth from children born full-term (Group A) and 20 primary teeth from children born preterm term ( Keywords: Preterm; Full-term; Scanning electron microscope; X-Ray microanalysis; Primary teeth. [Full Text Article] [Download Certificate] |
