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Correlation Between Body Mass Index and Dental Caries Among Three- to 12-Year-Old Schoolchildren in India: A Cross-Sectional Study.
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- Prevalence of tooth decay and related factors among primary school children in central-eastern Tunisia: A cross-sectional study.The Journal of international medical research · 2025Article
- Correlation of dental caries status with BMI in school children of age 3-16 years- An institutional study.Journal of family medicine and primary care · 2023Article
- Impact of dental caries and periodontal disease on oral health-related quality of life among the Karnataka State Reserve Police Personnel in Belagavi, India.Journal of preventive medicine and hygiene · 2023Article
- Association between Body Mass Index (BMI) and Dental Caries among 6-12-Year-Old School Children.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- The Effectiveness of Early Childhood Caries Treatment with MI Varnish Fluor in Obese Subjects: A Study from Vietnam.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Article
- Associations between dental caries and systemic diseases: a scoping review.BMC oral health · 2021Article
- 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
- Early Childhood Caries in Obese Children: The Status and Associated Factors in the Suburban Areas in Hanoi, Vietnam.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- Anthropometric Status, Diet, and Dental Caries among Schoolchildren.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- The Association between Nutritional Alterations and Oral Lesions in a Pediatric Population: An Epidemiological Study.BioMed research international · 2021Article
- Nutritional Status, Prevalence of Early Childhood Caries, and its Association among Preschool Children in Northeast India.Contemporary clinical dentistryArticle
- To Assess the Prevalence of Dental Caries and Its Association with Body Mass Index, Socioeconomic Status, Dietary Habits, and Oral Hygiene among 6-12-year-old Children in Faridabad.International journal of clinical pediatric dentistryArticle
- Association of Early Childhood Caries and Multiple Variable Factors in 3-6-year-old Children.International journal of clinical pediatric dentistryArticle
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Abstract
introductionDiet is a deeply ingrained element of a person's life. Children's dietary habits are a significant contributor to obesity and dental caries. Dental caries during childhood continues to be a significant public health concern, while childhood obesity is increasingly being cited as a major public health problem. This study aimed to assess the correlation between body mass index (BMI) and dental caries in children aged three to 12 years who attended both government and private schools in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. MATERIALS AND
methodsWe conducted a cross-sectional review of 2200 children aged three to 12 years with clinically recorded dental caries. The World Health Organization diagnostic criteria for BMI percentile was used to evaluate and record dental caries clinically. The Mann-Whitney and the Kruskal-Wallis tests were used for univariate comparisons.
resultsMean values between the overweight category and underweight category revealed no significant differences.
conclusionWe found no association between BMI-for-age and dental caries in children in both primary and mixed dentition. This relationship should be investigated further by longitudinal studies.
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