SynthesisEuropean archives of paediatric dentistry : official journal of the European Academy of Paediatric Dentistry2020
Association of obesity with the eruption of first and second permanent molars in children: a systematic review.
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- Obesity and Overweight Conditions in Children and Adolescents (6-18 Years) and Their Impact on Craniofacial Morphology: A Systematic Review.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- Analysis of the Relationship Between Body Mass Index (BMI) and Dento-Skeletal Maturation: A Cross-Sectional Case-Control Study.Dentistry journal · 2024Article
- Association of Body Mass Index and Chronology of Tooth Eruption in Children visiting a Dental Hospital in UAE: A Cross-sectional Study.The Saudi dental journal · 2024Article
- Association between obesity and early tooth eruption in adolescents: Findings from a popu-lation-based cohort study in southern Brazil.Journal of clinical and experimental dentistry · 2023Article
- Association between Molecular Mechanisms and Tooth Eruption in Children with Obesity.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- Evaluation of the Relationship between the BMI and the Sequence and Chronology of Eruption in Permanent Dentition in Spanish Population.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- Nutrition, obesity, and dental development in young adolescents in Chicago.American journal of human biology : the official journal of the Human Biology Council · 2022Article
- Nutritional Status is Associated with Permanent Tooth Eruption in a Group of Brazilian School Children.Global pediatric health · 2021Article
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Abstract
backgroundEruption timing of permanent teeth, particularly first and second molars, is of great importance due to its influence on occlusion, caries risk and timing of preventive and orthodontic intervention.
aimTo evaluate the evidence assessing the correlation between obesity and eruption time of first and second permanent molars in children under 16 years of age as compared to normal-weight children. A secondary aim was to assess the total number of erupted teeth in both groups.
methodsA systematic search of databases including PubMed, MEDLINE, EMBASE, Scopus and Web of Science was conducted. Studies that assessed the effect of body mass index (BMI), adjusted BMI or z scores on dental eruption were included. National Institute of Health 'Quality Assessment Tool for Observational Cohort and Cross-sectional Studies' was used to assess the quality of included papers. A random-effects model with its 95% confidence intervals (CIs) was considered for meta-analysis.
resultsA total of 381 papers were screened following duplicate removal. Twenty-six papers were read in full text, of which 19 were excluded. Seven studies were included in this review; one was longitudinal, and six were cross-sectional in design. A positive association of dental eruption with obesity was noted in six studies. Two studies were included in the explorative meta-analysis, the results of which indicated that obese, 12-year-olds are likely to have one more erupted tooth than their counterparts with a mean difference (MD) of (0.99, 95% CI 0.628-1.352).
conclusionThere appears to be a positive correlation between obesity and dental eruption including the eruption timing of first and second permanent molars. Main risk of bias arises from the cross-sectional nature of included studies and lack of control of potential confounders. Further high-quality evidence is required to elucidate this association. Registration PROSPERO (CRD42017084368). REGISTRATION: PROSPERO (CRD42017084368).
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