Table 1

Development of deciduous teeth in children born preterm and at term

		Girls		p Value^1-150		Boys		p Value^1-150
		Preterm							Term		Preterm		Term
		n	Median (range)						n	Median (range)	n	Median (range)	n	Median (range)
Chronological age at eruption of first tooth (months)	15^1-151	9 (5–17)		32	6 (3–12)	<0.01	15^1-151	7 (6–15)	28	6 (2–10)	<0.01
Corrected age at eruption of first tooth (months)	15^1-151	8 (3–16)		32	6 (3–12)	0.02	13^1-151	5 (2–12)	28	6 (2–10)	0.18
Number of teeth at age 2 years	16	16 (11–18)		32	16 (12–20)	0.22	14	16 (15–19)	28	16 (12–20)	0.52
Demirjian SDS	22	0.30 (−2.41–1.48)		109	0.42 (−0.46–1.74)		18	0.27 (−1.24–1.88)	95	0.33 (−0.66–2.62)	0.46

↵1-150 Mann-Whitney U test.
↵1-151 n = 15 + 13 = 28; information was missing on eruption of first tooth in two children.