Dental status of young adults born with very low birthweight: A national cohort study.

Very low birthweight young adults showed poorer self-care than the control group when it came to oral health; they were less likely to regularly attend dental visits, had poorer oral hygiene and were less likely to have had their dental disease treated. VLBW young adults should be encouraged to attend regular dental check-up appointments and to carry out effective home oral hygiene care.