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Polymorphisms of enamel formation genes may alter the susceptibility to ECC.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Aim:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      The primary objective of this study is to analyze the association between rs12640848 of the\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">ENAM<\/jats:italic>\n                      gene, rs1376729959 of the\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">TUFT1<\/jats:italic>\n                      gene, and rs1784418 of the\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">MMP20<\/jats:italic>\n                      gene with ECC.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Materials and Methods:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>This case\u2013control study included 124 children aged 3\u20136 years in each group. A questionnaire was administered to collect the demographic information, socioeconomic status, oral hygiene and feeding practices, 24-h diet diary, and caries status by International Caries Detection and Assessment System II criteria. DNA was isolated from peripheral venous blood, followed by Polymerase Chain Reaction, and analysis of the genotypes under dominant and recessive models. Logistic regression was performed to understand the effect of covariates.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The frequency of Allele A of rs12640848 was greater in children with caries as compared to children without caries. The AG and AA genotypes of rs12640848, with odds ratios of 2.03 (1.17\u20133.54) and 3.20 (1.24\u20138.25), respectively, were significantly more frequent in children with caries. The computed tomography (CT) genotype of rs1784418 was significantly more prevalent in cases than in controls, with an odds ratio of 1.82 (1.04\u20133.18). The CC genotype of rs1784418 was significantly more common in children without caries, with an odds ratio of 1.79 (1.06\u20133.01).<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>AA, AG genotypes of rs12640848, and the CT genotype of rs1784418 were more prevalent in children with caries. 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