Risk of dental aberrations in children in Beneris

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Scope
The variable describes developmental defects in human teeth as enamel defects of all human teeth.

Definition

Causality

List of parents:


Data

Formula

Unit

Relative risk (risk %)

Result [1][2][3]

Exposure cases Observation n Cases Serum 2,4,7,8-TCDD concn. range, pg/g lipid Serum 2,4,7,8-TCDD concn. mean, pg/g lipid Risk % Risk ratio
Control 49 11 31-226 128.5 22 1
Exposed 11 5 238-592 415 45 2.05
Exposed 15 9 700-26000 3000 60 2.73

References

  1. Alaluusua, S., Calderara, P., Gerthoux, P.M., Lukinmaa, P-L., Kovero, O., Needham, L., Patterson, D.G., Tuomisto, J., and Mocarelli, P. (2004) Developmental dental aberrations after the dioxin accident in Seveso. Environ Health Perspect. 112, 1313-8.
  2. Kattainen, H., Tuukkanen, J., Simanainen, U., Tuomisto, J.T., Kovero, O., Lukinmaa, P-L., Alaluusua, S., Tuomisto, J., and Viluksela, M. (2001) In utero/lactational 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin exposure impairs molar tooth development in rats. Toxicol Appl Pharmacol. 174, 216-24.
  3. Niittynen, M. Tuomisto1, JT., Karjalainen, A., Pekkanen,J. A case study of combining epidemiology and toxicology in environmental health risk assessment: TCDD-induced dental aberrations in humans and rats. (manuscript in prep.)