Observational studyInternational journal of environmental research and public health2021
Observational Study Regarding the Relationship between Nutritional Status, Dental Caries, Mutans Streptococci, and Lactobacillus Bacterial Colonies.
Observational study in International journal of environmental research and public health, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.
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- Obesity and Dental Caries: A State-of-the-Art Review of Shared Risk Factors, Biological Mechanisms and Current Evidence.Medical sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Natural compounds for preventing dental caries by evaluating antibacterial and biofilm disrupting effects on Streptococcus mutans.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- Correlation of Dental Caries with Body Mass Index in Children Aged 5-14 Years: A Cross-sectional Study.International journal of clinical pediatric dentistry · 2026Article
- A Simplified CAMBRA-Based Diagnostic Caries Risk Assessment Tool for Young Adults: Development and Clinical Validation.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Effect of adiposity status on salivary Streptococcus mutans and Streptococcus sobrinus.Oral diseases · 2025Article
- Association of Salivary Microbial, Fungal Population and Salivary Acidity with Obesity in Children.Journal of dentistry (Shiraz, Iran) · 2025Article
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- Clinical Consequences of Dental Caries, Parents' Perception of Child's Oral Health and Attitudes towards Dental Visits in a Population of 7-Year-Old Children.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- Anthropometric indicators and dental caries in the pediatric population of rural communities in the peruvian amazon: a cross-sectional study.Revista cientifica odontologica (Universidad Cientifica del Sur)Article
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Abstract
The prevalence of dental caries and obesity is high as both raise significant health problems. The objective of this study was to evaluate the relationship between dental caries, the number of salivary colonies forming units of Mutans Streptococci (MS) and Lactobacillus (LB), and the nutritional status in a group of children from Transylvania. This observational study used a sample of 154 school children, aged 9 to 12 years. The prevalence of caries was measured using the decayed, missing, and filled teeth index for deciduous teeth (dmft index) and for permanent teeth (DMFT index). Height and weight were assessed for each subject, and their body mass index (BMI) percentile was calculated. Salivary levels of Mutans Streptococci (MS) and Lactobacillus (LB) were determined using the CRT Bacteria Test from Ivoclar Vivadent. In our study, we found a positive association between the BMI percentile, MS count, LB count, tooth brushing frequency, and the incidence of dental caries in children aged 9 to 12 years old. Future preventive programs should include nutrition control in order to prevent both the apparition of dental caries and obesity in children.
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