ArticleEuropean journal of dentistry
Evaluating the risk factors that link obesity and dental caries in 11-17-year-old school going children in the United Arab Emirates.
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- Determinants of dental caries in children in the Middle East and North Africa region: a systematic review based on literature published from 2000 to 2019.BMC oral health · 2021Pooled it
- Oral Health of Children and Adolescents in the United Arab Emirates: A Systematic Review of the Past Decade.Frontiers in oral health · 2021Pooled it
- Dental Caries Prevalence Among Dubai and Northern Emirates Public Schoolchildren: An Epidemiological Retrospective Study (2015-2019).International journal of paediatric dentistry · 2026Article
- Prevalence and risk factors of obesity in children aged 3-12 years visiting primary healthcare setting of Dubai health authority during the COVID-19 pandemic, Dubai UAE, 2021.Journal of family medicine and primary care · 2026Article
- Relationship between caries indexes and obesity in a sample of Puerto Rican adolescents.Frontiers in dental medicine · 2024Article
- Association between obesity and dental caries among adolescents in UAE: a pilot cross sectional study.Frontiers in oral health · 2023Article
- Dental Erosion in Obese Patients before and after Bariatric Surgery: A Cross-Sectional Study.Journal of clinical medicine · 2021Article
- Trends in the prevalence of twenty health indicators among adolescents in United Arab Emirates: cross-sectional national school surveys from 2005, 2010 and 2016.BMC pediatrics · 2020Article
- Caries Increment and Oral Hygiene Changes in 6- and 12-Year-Old Children in Riga, Latvia: A 3-Year Follow-Up Report Using ICDAS II and RADKE Criteria.European journal of dentistry · 2019Article
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Abstract
objectiveThe objective is to study the effect of obesity on dental caries among schoolchildren in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates. MATERIALS AND
methodsThe sample comprised 803, 11-17-year-old schoolchildren. The study was in the form of a randomized cross-sectional manner. Method used was two questioners. The first assessed socioeconomic and general health and the second detailed their demographic, oral hygiene, and dietary habits. Dental examination included dental caries assessment using the World Health Organization 1997 criteria and gingival health valuation. Clinical examination consisted of height, weight, and body mass index (BMI). Data analysis was done by descriptive, univariate, and multiple regressions.
resultsIn this sample, 75% had dental caries and the mean decayed, missing, and filled teeth (DMFT) was 3.19 (standard deviation: 2.9). Obesity was seen in 15% of the adolescents and the mean BMI was 21. The link between DMFT and BMI, when evaluated using univariate analysis, showed a significant correlation (
conclusionsObesity and dental caries were not significantly associated. The most important predictor for obesity and dental caries was soft drink consumption.
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