Table 2 Oral characteristics and comparison between VLBW and NBW group

Number

102

87

Oral hygiene [N, (%)]

76

(74.5)

72

(82.8)

p = 0.002

Sweetened drinks [N, (%)]

39

(38.2)

20

(23.0)

p = 0.007

Night breast-feeding [N, (%)]

6

(5.9)

31

(35.6)

p < 0.001

Erupted teeth [number median, (IQR)]

6

(4–8)

7

(5–8)

p = 0.036

Hypoplasia [N, (%)]

21

(20.6)

2

(2.3)

p = 0.033

Hypomineralization [N, (%)]

11

(10.8)

3

(3.4)

p = 0.0736

Hard palate deformities [N, (%)]

12

(11.8)

0

(0.0)

p < 0.001