Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI) / This study reports the results of the clinical examination
of fifty 2 1/2 year old children with congenital defects
attributed to infection with prenatal rubella. The results
were compared with the results of the clinical examination
of fifty normal 2 to 3 year old children.
The children with congenital defects attributed to
in utero rubella infection had a significantly lower (p<.005)
weight at birth and at 2 1/2 years of age. These findings,
along with the type and distribution of congenital defects,
are in agreement with other reports of children with
confirmed rubella embryopathy.
The fifty children with rubella embryopathy had a
significantly (p<.005) higher incidence of dental defects.
Of the rubella children studied, 90 per cent had enamel
hypoplasia, 78 per cent had tapered teeth, and 18 per cent
had notched anterior teeth. Among the normal children studied,
26 per cent had enamel hypoplasia, 18 per cent had tapered
teeth, and none had notched teeth. No other dentofacial
abnormalities other than a cleft of the lip and palate in
one rubella child were found.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:IUPUI/oai:scholarworks.iupui.edu:1805/3540 |
| Date | January 1968 |
| Creators | Musselman, Robert Jay |
| Contributors | Standish, S. Miles, 1923-2003, Gish, Charles W., 1923-, Garner, La Forrest Dean, 1933-, Cunningham, Donald M., McDonald, Ralph E., 1920- |
| Source Sets | Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis |
| Language | en_US |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis |
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