SynthesisAdvances in nutrition (Bethesda, Md.)2015
Anthropometric measurements and dental caries in children: a systematic review of longitudinal studies.
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33 citing papers in PubMed, 5 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Obesity/overweight and dental caries experience in children and adolescents: an umbrella review.European archives of paediatric dentistry : official journal of the European Academy of Paediatric Dentistry · 2024Pooled it
- Overweight/obesity and dental caries in Brazilian children and adolescents: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Brazilian oral research · 2024Pooled it
- Selecting Risk of Bias Tools for Observational Studies for a Systematic Review of Anthropometric Measurements and Dental Caries among Children.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Pooled it
- Early Childhood Caries in Indigenous Communities.Pediatrics · 2021Guideline
- Body mass index and dental caries in young people: a systematic review.BMC pediatrics · 2019Pooled it
- Evaluation of the relationship between pain inflammation due to dental caries and growth parameters in preschool children.Clinical oral investigations · 2023Trial
- Nutritional status and its association with early childhood caries in Peruvian pre-schoolers aged 3-5 years: a cross-sectional study.European archives of paediatric dentistry : official journal of the European Academy of Paediatric Dentistry · 2026Article
- Prevalence of Obesity and Dental Caries in Kindergarten Children During the First Decade of Saudi Vision 2030: A Cross-Sectional Study.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Burden of oral diseases predicts development of excess weight in early adolescence: a 2-year longitudinal study.European journal of pediatrics · 2024Article
- Inequalities in children's tooth decay requiring dental extraction under general anaesthetic: a longitudinal study using linked electronic health records.BMJ public health · 2024Article
- Relationship between caries indexes and obesity in a sample of Puerto Rican adolescents.Frontiers in dental medicine · 2024Article
- Systematic Review and Meta Analysis of the Relative Effect on Plaque Index among Pediatric Patients Using Powered (Electric) versus Manual Toothbrushes.Dentistry journal · 2023Review
- Association between dental caries and obesity among Libyan schoolchildren during the armed conflict in Benghazi.BMC oral health · 2023Article
- Association between nutritional status and children and adolescents' dental caries experiences: an overview of systematic reviews.Journal of applied oral science : revista FOB · 2023Review
- Association between obesity and dental caries among adolescents in UAE: a pilot cross sectional study.Frontiers in oral health · 2023Article
- Oral health of overweight and obese children and adolescents: a comparative study with a multivariate analysis of risk indicators.European archives of paediatric dentistry : official journal of the European Academy of Paediatric Dentistry · 2021Article
- Body Mass Index and Dental Caries, a Five-Year Follow-Up Study in Mexican Children.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- Dental caries among Finnish teenagers participating in physical activity and diet intervention: association with anthropometrics and behavioural factors.BMC oral health · 2021Article
- Databases Selection in a Systematic Review of the Association between Anthropometric Measurements and Dental Caries among Children in Asia.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Review
- Association of Dental Caries and Anthropometric Measures among Primary School Children.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Article
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Abstract
There is growing interest in the association between anthropometric measurements and dental caries in childhood over time (life-course studies). The aim of this review was to identify and systematically review the evidence of the association between anthropometric measurements and dental caries in childhood over time. PubMed, Institute for Scientific Information (ISI) Web of Knowledge, the Cochrane Library, and 6 other databases were searched to identify effective articles. A systematic approach involving critical appraisal was conducted to examine the relation between anthropometric measurements and dental caries in preschool- and school-aged populations from longitudinal studies. An initial search identified 1338 studies, with 59 potentially effective studies (κ = 0.82) and 17 effective studies (κ = 0.88). The quality of reporting among the studies ranged from 19.5 to 30.0 according to the Strengthening the Reporting of Observational studies in Epidemiology (STROBE) criteria. Among the effective studies, 2 studies in which caries was used to predict anthropometric measurements consistently found an inverse association and 15 studies in which anthropometric measurements were used to predict caries were inconsistent, with results appearing to be influenced by nonuniformity of assessments, setting, and procedure of measurements; age and ethnicity of participants; and confounders of dental caries. In conclusion, among >1000 studies identified, 17 informed this systematic review. The quality of reporting of these studies varied considerably. Evidence of the association between anthropometric measurements and dental caries is conflicting and remains inconclusive.
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