ArticleScientific reports2020
A twin study of body mass index and dental caries in childhood.
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- Obesity and oral health in Mexican children and adolescents: systematic review and meta-analysis.Nutrition reviews · 2022Pooled it
- Diabetes and oral health: A comparative cross-sectional analysis of DMFT index among diabetic, pre-diabetic, and non-diabetic adults.PloS one · 2025Article
- Crosstalk between Myopia and Inflammation: A Mini Review.International journal of medical sciences · 2024Review
- Exploring an Association between Body Mass Index and Oral Health-A Scoping Review.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Association between obesity and dental caries among adolescents in UAE: a pilot cross sectional study.Frontiers in oral health · 2023Article
- Dental caries and periodontitis and the risk of myopia in young adults: CHIEF oral health study.BMC oral health · 2022Article
- Relationship between Salivary Alpha-Amylase Enzyme Activity, Anthropometric Indices, Dietary Habits, and Early Childhood Dental Caries.International journal of dentistry · 2022Article
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Abstract
Sub-optimal nutrition and dental caries are both common with significant short and long-term implications for child health and development. We applied twin statistical methods to explore the relationship between body mass index (BMI) and dental caries. We measured BMI at 18 months and six years of age and cumulative dental caries experience at six years in 344 twin children. Dental caries in primary teeth was categorised into 'any' or 'advanced' and BMI was analysed as both a continuous and categorical variable. Statistical analyses included multiple logistic regression using generalized estimating equations and within/between-pair analyses. There was no association between BMI and 'any' dental caries experience at either time-point, neither overall nor in within/between pair analyses. However, 'advanced' dental caries at six years was associated with a within-pair difference in BMI of -0.55 kg/m
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