BACKGROUND Ultrasensitive assays to measure pre-pubertal gonadotropins levels could help identify patients with Turner syndrome (TS) in mid-childhood, but studies in this field are scarce. The aim of this study was to analyze gonadotropins levels in girls with TS throughout childhood. METHODS Retrospective longitudinal study conducted with 15 girls with TS diagnosed with < 5 years whose FSH a...

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In this paper, the authors review the literature on early childhood caries (ECC) and suggest that it has become a public health problem because of its relatively high and apparently growing prevalence and its rapid progression, which may lead to the destruction of the deciduous dentition. The paper reviews and discusses the definition of early childhood caries and its diagnostic criteria. It th...