Observational studyInternational journal of environmental research and public health2020
Correlation between Caries, Body Mass Index and Occlusion in an Italian Pediatric Patients Sample: A Transverse Observational Study.
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- Malocclusion in 12-13-years old Polish adolescents - an analysis across a spectrum of parental, birth, and developmental factors.BMC oral health · 2025Article
- Relationship Between Body Mass Index, Occlusion, and Dental Caries among School Children in Riyadh.Journal of pharmacy & bioallied sciences · 2024Article
- Evaluation of the Relationship between the BMI and the Sequence and Chronology of Eruption in Permanent Dentition in Spanish Population.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- Analysis of the correlation between malocclusion, bad oral habits, and the caries rate in adolescents.Translational pediatrics · 2021Article
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Abstract
backgroundThe aim of this study was to evaluate the correlation between caries, body mass index (BMI) and occlusion in a sample of pediatric patients.
methodsThe study group included 127 patients (72 female, 55 male) aged between 6 and 16 years (mean age 10.2) and selected between January and June 2019 at the Department of Pediatric Dentistry, University of Messina. Caries incidence was evaluated using the decayed, missing and filled teeth (DMFT) index. On the basis of BMI values, using a table adjusted for age and gender, patients were grouped into four categories (underweight, normal weight, risk of overweight, overweight).
resultsThere was no significant correlation between BMI and DMFT in the whole sample. The study of the correlation between BMI and DMFT in patients with different types of malocclusion showed a significant inverse correlation for patients affected by II class and deepbite malocclusion.
conclusionsThe incidence of caries does not seem to be significantly related to BMI and occlusal patterns, but it decreases with increasing age.
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