The Relationship Between Birth Weight and Growth with Caries Development in Young Children Remains Uncertain

Article Title And Bibliographic Information Is there a relationship between birth weight and subsequent growth on the development of dental caries at 5 years of age? A cohort study. Kay EJ, Northstone K, Ness A, Duncan K, Crean SJ. Community Dent Oral Epidemiol 2010;38:408-14. Reviewers Bruce A. Dye, DDS, MPH, Cynthia L. Ogden, PhD, MRP Purpose/Question Do height and weight at birth and subsequent growth affect caries development? Source of Funding Partial support through Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children from the UK Medical Research Council, the Wellcome Trust, and the University of Bristol Type of Study/Design Cohort study Level of Evidence Level 2: Limited-quality, patient-oriented evidence Strength of Recommendation Grade Not applicable