Malnutrition-related early childhood exposures and enamel defects in the permanent dentition: A longitudinal study from the Bolivian Amazon.
Erin E MastersonAnnette L FitzpatrickDaniel A EnquobahrieLloyd A ManclEsther CondePhilippe P HujoelPublished in: American journal of physical anthropology (2017)
The study describes a possibly novel form of enamel hypoplasia and provides evidence for associations of malnutrition-related measures in early childhood, including stunted growth and parasitic helminth infection, with the observed enamel defects.
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