The effect of nutritional status of an individual over the eruption of permanent teeth among school children in Chennai
Journal Title: MedPulse -International Medical Journal - Year 2017, Vol 4, Issue 3
Abstract
Aim: To correlate the nutritional status of an individual with the timing of the eruption of permanent teeth. Materials and Methods: 963 students from a Government school and a Private school between the age group of 4 and 14 years were selected based on the availability of their birth certificates and consent from parents. Their oral cavity was examined for the eruption of permanent teeth. Observations and Results: It has been observed that there is no correlation of timing of the eruption of permanent teeth with the nutritional status of an individual.
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A Savior Selva Suresh, T Daniel Rajendran, Shanmugasundaram Sivakkumar
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