ArticleInternational journal of dentistry2015
Relationship between Body Mass Index and Tooth Decay in a Population of 3-6-Year-Old Children in Iran.
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- Dental caries burden across age groups in Kerman province, Iran (1992-2025): a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC oral health · 2026Pooled it
- Obesity and oral health in Mexican children and adolescents: systematic review and meta-analysis.Nutrition reviews · 2022Pooled it
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- 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
- Study on the association between malnutrition, early childhood caries and caries activity among children aged 3-5 years.BMC oral health · 2024Article
- Association between Body Mass Index (BMI) and Dental Caries among 6-12-Year-Old School Children.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- Dental Caries Severity and Nutritional Status of Nigerian Preschool Children.JDR clinical and translational research · 2022Article
- Body Mass Index and Early Childhood Caries in High Caries Risk Children: A Nested Case-Control Methodological Investigation.Journal of dentistry for children (Chicago, Ill.) · 2021Article
- Observational Study Regarding the Relationship between Nutritional Status, Dental Caries, Mutans Streptococci, and Lactobacillus Bacterial Colonies.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Observational
- Association between Dental Caries and Obesity in Children and Young People: A Narrative Review.International journal of dentistry · 2019Review
- Association between dental caries and body mass in preschool children.European archives of paediatric dentistry : official journal of the European Academy of Paediatric Dentistry · 2016Article
- Body mass index and dental caries in children aged 5 to 8 years attending a dental paediatric referral practice in the Netherlands.BMC research notes · 2015Article
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Abstract
The aim of the present study was to evaluate the relationship between BMI and tooth decay in a population of Iranian children. In this cross-sectional descriptive/analytical study, 1482 children were selected from kindergartens and preschool centers in Kerman, Iran. The children underwent examination of deciduous teeth (using the dmft index) after determination of height and weight for calculation of BMI. The relationship between BMI (after adjustment for age) and dmft was determined using Poisson's regression model. The mean of dmft in children with normal BMI was 1.5-fold that in subjects with extra body weight. Age had a significant effect on dmft. In addition, dmft was higher in boys compared to girls. The results of the present study showed that caries rate in the deciduous teeth of 3-6-year-old children decreases with an increase in body weight.
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