Sammanfattning
Children born 3 to 4 months prematurely constitute a new group of patients for the dental team. From birth through adolescence complications related to premature birth could be found considering medical, cognitive and motor functional. The knowledge of medical and odontological consequences of preterm birth in adulthood are less understood. To date studies have shown that prematurely born children do well on a whole, but some of them may need extra attendance. The problems could be behaviour difficulties but also disturbances in tooth development as smaller teeth, delay in tooth maturation and more enamel defects, especially the very and extremely preterm born. They could also have more malocclusions and greater need for orthodontic treatment. Thereby the dental team needs to ensure this group a good oral health.