Trial reportBMC public health2012
Impact of treating dental caries on schoolchildren's anthropometric, dental, satisfaction and appetite outcomes: a randomized controlled trial.
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Effect of Dental Treatment on Children's Growth
Evaluation of the Relationship Between Dental Caries-related Pain and Inflammation and Growth Parameters in Preschool Children
Who cites it
24 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 55 citations in OpenAlex.
- Association Between Iron Deficiency Anemia and Dental Caries in Children: A Systematic Umbrella Meta-Analysis.Journal of human nutrition and dietetics : the official journal of the British Dietetic Association · 2025Pooled it
- A new understanding of the relationship between sugars, dental caries and fluoride use: implications for limits on sugars consumption.Public health nutrition · 2014Pooled it
- Associations between oral health-related impacts and rate of weight gain after extraction of pulpally involved teeth in underweight preschool Filipino children.BMC public health · 2013Trial
- The Effects of Untreated Caries on Oral-Health-Related Quality of Life and Body Mass Index in 11-12-Year-Old Children.Acta stomatologica Croatica · 2026Article
- Effect of a clinically feasible repeated potassium iodide application protocol on silver diamine fluoride-induced discoloration.European oral research · 2026Article
- Effect of single and repeated potassium iodide applications versus glutathione on silver diamine fluoride-induced tooth discoloration in primary teeth: An in vitro comparative study.Journal of dental research, dental clinics, dental prospects · 2025Article
- Relationship Between Body Mass Index (BMI) and Severity of Caries Among Primary School Children: A Scoping Review.Cureus · 2024Article
- Nutritional factors associated with early childhood caries: A systematic review andThe Saudi dental journal · 2024Review
- Does the severity of untreated dental caries of preschool children influence the oral health-related quality of life?BMC oral health · 2023Article
- The Effect of the Treatment of Severe Early Childhood Caries on Growth-Development and Quality of Life.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Associations among internet addiction, lifestyle behaviors, and dental caries among high school students in Southwest Japan.Scientific reports · 2022Article
- Association of Dental Caries and Anthropometric Measures among Primary School Children.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Article
- The antibacterial effect ofIranian journal of microbiology · 2021Article
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- The bidirectional relationship between weight, height and dental caries among preschool children in China.PloS one · 2019Article
- Nutritional status, dental caries and tooth eruption in children: a longitudinal study in Cambodia, Indonesia and Lao PDR.BMC pediatrics · 2018Article
- Early Childhood Dental Caries, Mouth Pain, and Malnutrition in the Ecuadorian Amazon Region.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2017Article
- Community-based population-level interventions for promoting child oral health.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2016Review
- Perceived Impact of Dental Pain on the Quality of Life of Preschool Children and Their Families.PloS one · 2015Article
- Improving Child Oral Health: Cost Analysis of a National Nursery Toothbrushing Programme.PloS one · 2015Article
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6 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
backgroundThere are no randomized controlled trials to assess the impact of treating dental caries on various aspects of children's health. This study was conducted to assess the impact of dental treatment of severe dental caries on children's weight, height and subjective health related outcomes, namely dental pain, satisfaction with teeth and smile, dental sepsis and child's appetite.
methodsThe study was a community-based, randomized, controlled trial in schoolchildren aged 6-7 years with untreated dental caries. Participants were randomly assigned to early (test) or regular (control) dental treatment. The primary outcome was Weight-for-age Z-score. Secondary outcomes were Height-for-age and BMI-for-age Z-scores, dental pain, dental sepsis, satisfaction with teeth and child's appetite.
results86 children were randomly assigned to test (42 children) and control (44) groups. Mean duration of follow-up was 34.8 (± 1.1) weeks. There were insignificant improvements in anthropometric outcomes between the groups after treatment of caries. However, treated children had significantly less pain experience (P = 0.006) (OR 0.09, [0.01-0.51]) and higher satisfaction with teeth (P = 0.001) (OR 9.91, [2.68-36.51]) compared to controls. Controls had significantly poorer appetites (P = 0.01) (OR 2.9, [1.24-6.82]) compared to treated children. All treated children were free of clinical dental sepsis whereas 20% (9 of 44) of controls who were free of sepsis at baseline had sepsis at follow-up.
conclusionsAlthough dental treatment did not significantly improve the anthropometric outcomes, it significantly improved the dental outcomes and children's satisfaction with teeth, smile and appetite. This is the first study to provide evidence that treatment of severe dental caries can improve children's appetite.
trial registrationEffect of Dental Treatment on Children's Growth. Clinical Trial Gov ID# NCT01243866.
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