Children With Diabetes Show Accelerated Tooth Eruption
May 05, 2008
May 05, 2008
ELK GROVE VILLAGE, Ill., May 5 -- The American Academy of Pediatrics issued the following news release:
In addition to being a risk factor for gum disease, diabetes mellitus can cause accelerated tooth eruption in children, according to the study "Accelerated Tooth Eruption in Children with Diabetes Mellitus." Researchers studied 270 children ages 6 to 14 with diabetes (primarily type 1 diabetes) and 320 healthy children in the same age range. Participants answered quest . . .
In addition to being a risk factor for gum disease, diabetes mellitus can cause accelerated tooth eruption in children, according to the study "Accelerated Tooth Eruption in Children with Diabetes Mellitus." Researchers studied 270 children ages 6 to 14 with diabetes (primarily type 1 diabetes) and 320 healthy children in the same age range. Participants answered quest . . .