ArticleNutrients2021
Stunting Malnutrition Associated with Severe Tooth Decay in Cambodian Toddlers.
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- The bi-directional relationship between growth stunting and early childhood caries: a rapid review.Frontiers in public health · 2023Pooled it
- Individual, Family, and Socioeconomic Contributors to Dental Caries in Children from Low- and Middle-Income Countries.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Pooled it
- The Updated Trend of Association between Dental Caries and Stunting in All Age Groups: A Systematic Review.Iranian journal of public health · 2025Review
- Association between early childhood caries and anthropometric growth and nutritional status in preschool children: a cross-sectional study.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2025Article
- The Comparison of Dental Caries Severity on Stunting and Non-stunting Toddlers in Kalisat, Jember, Indonesia.Acta medica Philippina · 2025Article
- Risk factors associated with stunting incidence in under five children in Southeast Asia: a scoping review.Journal of health, population, and nutrition · 2024Article
- Study on the association between malnutrition, early childhood caries and caries activity among children aged 3-5 years.BMC oral health · 2024Article
- A scoping review of the links between early childhood caries and clean water and sanitation: the Sustainable Development Goal 6.BMC oral health · 2024Article
- Nutritional factors associated with early childhood caries: A systematic review andThe Saudi dental journal · 2024Review
- Sugar-Sweetened Beverages, Foods of Low Nutritional Value, and Child Undernutrition in Cambodia.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2024Article
- A Review on Maternal Parenting, Child's Growth Stunting, and Oral Health.European journal of dentistry · 2024Article
- Associations between Maternal Education and Child Nutrition and Oral Health in an Indigenous Population in Ecuador.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Stunted children display ectopic small intestinal colonization by oral bacteria, which cause lipid malabsorption in experimental models.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2022Article
- Associations between dental caries and ponderal growth in children: A Cambodian study.Journal of global health · 2022Article
- The Emerging Field of Nutritional Dentistry.Nutrients · 2022Article
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8 authors at 6 institutions in 5 countries.
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Abstract
backgroundThe persistently high prevalence of undernutrition in Cambodia, in particular stunting or chronic malnutrition, calls for innovative investigation into the risk factors that affect children's growth during critical phases of development.
methodsSecondary data analysis was performed on a subgroup of children who were present at two time points within the Cambodian Health and Nutrition Monitoring Study (CAHENMS) and who were less than 24 months of age at the nominated baseline. Data consisted of parent interviews on sociodemographic characteristics and feeding practices, and clinical measures for anthropometric measures and dental status. Logistic regression modelling was used to examine the associations between severe dental caries (tooth decay)—as indicated by the Significant Caries Index—and the presence of new cases of stunting malnutrition at follow-up.
resultsThere were 1595 children who met the inclusion criteria and 1307 (81.9%) were followed after one year. At baseline, 14.4% of the children had severe dental caries, 25.6% presented with stunted growth. 17.6% of the children transitioned from healthy status to a low height-for-age over the observation period. Children with severe dental caries had nearly double the risk (OR = 1.8; CI 1.0-3.0) of making that transition.
conclusionSevere caries experience was associated with poorer childhood growth and, as such, could be an underinvestigated contributor to stunting.
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