U-shaped association between maternal age at delivery and dental caries in offspring.
Conclusions: The present study found a U-shaped relationship between maternal age at childbirth and caries experience in the offspring at age 7 years. The offspring of mothers under 25 or over 34 years of age are at greater risk of having more teeth with caries experience.
PMID: 32363974 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Acta Odontologica Scandinavica - Category: Dentistry Authors: Soares FC, Dahllöf G, Hjern A, Julihn A Tags: Acta Odontol Scand Source Type: research
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