Oral alterations in preterm and low birth weight children: the importance of multidisciplinary work

• Autor(a) principal: Sousa, Maria Fernanda
• Data de Publicação: 2022
• Outros Autores: Lobato, Ludmila Serrão, Pereira Neta, Maria Antonia Leonardo, Sousa, Layla Ferreira, Farias, Thiago Carvalho, Pinheiro, Matheus Wyllian Soares, Caldas, Thaissa Tereza da Silva, Gomes, Hugo Leonardo Pereira, Aquiles, Ilderlene da Silva Lopes, Castro, Luiz Feliphe Nogueira, Cruz, Erimaiane Silva da, Dias, Allana da Silva e Silva
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Research, Society and Development
• Texto Completo: https://rsdjournal.org/index.php/rsd/article/view/26528
• topic: Recién nacido; Bajo peso al nacer; Caries; Manifestaciones bucales; Dentición temporal.; Recém-nascido; Baixo peso; Cárie dentária; Manifestações bucais; Dente decíduo.; Newborn; Low birth weight; Dental caries; Oral manifestations; Primary tooth.

Objective: carry out a review of the available and updated literature that relates oral alterations and prematurity with low birth weight and present the importance of multidisciplinary action. Literature review: Literature has shown a correlation between oral alterations and preterm birth, children with this condition may manifest: enamel defects, increased incidence of caries disease, delay in the chronology of deciduous eruption, in addition to alterations in the palate and dental arch. These changes affect the child's development in terms of aesthetic, emotional and functional aspects. Final considerations: In summary, an interdisciplinary approach between pediatricians and pediatric dentists is important, as oral manifestations can be generated and aggravated by systemic conditions. It is up to the multidisciplinary team to educate, prevent and reduce possible oral changes in premature children.