ReviewInternational journal of dentistry2019
Association between Dental Caries and Obesity in Children and Young People: A Narrative Review.
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37 citing papers in PubMed, 5 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Multimorbidity patterns of dental caries and obesity/overweight among adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC oral health · 2025Pooled it
- Childhood obesity in relation to risk of dental caries: a cumulative and dose-response systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC oral health · 2024Pooled it
- Activity and levels of TNF-α, IL-6 and IL-8 in saliva of children and young adults with dental caries: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC oral health · 2024Pooled it
- Obesity and oral health in Mexican children and adolescents: systematic review and meta-analysis.Nutrition reviews · 2022Pooled 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
- Obesity and Dental Caries: A State-of-the-Art Review of Shared Risk Factors, Biological Mechanisms and Current Evidence.Medical sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- The Reciprocal Risk Relationship of Dental Caries with NAFLD and Liver Fibrosis: Combined Evidence from the NHANES Study and Mendelian Randomization Analysis.Oral health & preventive dentistry · 2026Article
- The Impact of Childhood Obesity on Adult Dental Caries: A Mendelian Randomization Study.Dentistry journal · 2025Article
- The impact of diet and oral hygiene on dental caries among Turkish children: A cross-sectional study.PloS one · 2025Article
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- Obesity and dental caries in Saudi Arabia: a correlated study.BMC oral health · 2024Article
- Burden of oral diseases predicts development of excess weight in early adolescence: a 2-year longitudinal study.European journal of pediatrics · 2024Article
- Obesity and dental caries in childhood: trends in prevalence and socioeconomic inequalities-a multicohort population-wide data linkage study.Archives of disease in childhood · 2024Article
- Risk Factors of Early Childhood Caries among Preschool Children in Madipakkam, Chennai: Cross-Sectional Survey.Journal of pharmacy & bioallied sciences · 2024Article
- Association between dental caries and adherence to the Mediterranean diet, dietary intake, and body mass index in children.BMC oral health · 2024Article
- Not Only Metabolic Complications of Childhood Obesity.Nutrients · 2024Review
- Relationship between caries indexes and obesity in a sample of Puerto Rican adolescents.Frontiers in dental medicine · 2024Article
- Prevention of caries and obesity in children with immigrant background in Norway- a study protocol for a cluster randomized controlled trial.BMC oral health · 2023Article
- Association between Body Mass Index (BMI) and Dental Caries among 6-12-Year-Old School Children.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- Obesity is negatively associated with dental caries among children and adolescents in Huizhou: a cross-sectional study.BMC oral health · 2022Article
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Abstract
objectivesTo explore the association between obesity and dental caries in children and adolescents. Furthermore, to consider the possible reasons behind this relationship.
methodsA database search for papers published between January 2015 and May 2018, inclusive, addressing the association between obesity and dental caries was conducted. A review and critical appraisal of all included studies was performed.
resultsTwenty-six studies were included in this review from different populations worldwide. Eight studies assessed the primary dentition, nine studies were conducted on permanent dentition, and remaining nine studies on both dentitions. The results regarding the association between obesity and dental caries were conflicting and inconsistent. Nine studies concluded that there was no relationship between obesity and dental caries. A positive association was reported in five studies, while the inverse association was reported in eleven studies. Studies included in this review had significant variations in methodology and the investigated cofactors. Possible explanations of the controversial association between obesity and dental caries are discussed in this review.
conclusionBoth obesity and dental caries are multifactorial diseases, and their association is far more complex that can be explained by a single common risk factor, presenting evidence for the complexity of this association.
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