Timings of permanent tooth emergence in children of rural Vanuatu, Melanesia

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dc.citation.issue8
dc.citation.volume21
dc.contributor.authorWebb E
dc.contributor.authorStewart C
dc.contributor.authorWoods L
dc.contributor.authorDunlop PF
dc.contributor.authorTangis J
dc.contributor.authorStephens J
dc.contributor.authorDennison E
dc.date.accessioned2023-08-10T23:42:30Z
dc.date.accessioned2023-09-04T01:41:03Z
dc.date.available2021-12-30
dc.date.available2023-08-10T23:42:30Z
dc.date.available2023-09-04T01:41:03Z
dc.date.issued2021-12-30
dc.date.updated2023-08-09T03:40:19Z
dc.description.abstractIntroduction: Global patterning and timing of permanent tooth emergence is influenced by ethnicity, with no known timings reported for ethnic Melanesian children living in the tropical archipelago of Vanuatu. Aim: To determine timings of permanent tooth emergence and sequencing for children who reside in rural Vanuatu Methods: Children aged 4-17 years (n=1026), part of a larger oral health cross-sectional study, were examined recording all permanent teeth present, across four spatially separated islands. Binary logistic modelling established children’s median age of emergence of each permanent tooth for each study area. Findings: The median emergence of first permanent molars for girls is 4.9-years and 5.3 -years for boys. In all locations, children had all permanent teeth emerge by age 11 years (excluding 3rd molars). Clinically important differences exist for permanent tooth emergence by study area. Discussion: Permanent teeth emerge earlier for Ni-Vanuatu children compared to both Melanesian children of Papua New Guinea as well as other ethnicities across Oceanic countries. These results can be used as a set standard for Vanuatu. Early tooth emergence suggests oral health education programmes should target pregnant women with clinical preventive strategies commencing for their children before 5-years of age.
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dc.edition.editionDecember 2021
dc.format.extent510-518
dc.identifier.citationWebb E, Stewart C, Woods L, Dunlop PF, Tangis J, Stephens J, Dennison E. (2021). Timings of permanent tooth emergence in children of rural Vanuatu, Melanesia. Pacific Health Dialog. 21. 8. (pp. 510-518).
dc.identifier.doi10.26635/phd.2021.143%20
dc.identifier.elements-typejournal-article
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dc.identifier.issn2422-8656
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10179/19914
dc.languageEnglish
dc.publisherPasifika Medical Association
dc.publisher.urihttps://www.pacifichealthdialog.nz/index.php/phd/article/view/110
dc.relation.isPartOfPacific Health Dialog
dc.rights© 2021 Webb E, et al This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.en_US
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/en_US
dc.subjectMelanesia
dc.subjectOceania
dc.subjectpermanent teeth
dc.subjectset standard
dc.subjectVanuatu
dc.titleTimings of permanent tooth emergence in children of rural Vanuatu, Melanesia
dc.typeJournal article
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