ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2021
Anthropometric Status, Diet, and Dental Caries among Schoolchildren.
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- Childhood obesity in relation to risk of dental caries: a cumulative and dose-response systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC oral health · 2024Pooled it
- Associations Between Diet, Oral Health, and General Development in Romanian School-Age Children.Nutrients · 2025Article
- The impact of diet and oral hygiene on dental caries among Turkish children: A cross-sectional study.PloS one · 2025Article
- Association between early childhood caries and anthropometric growth and nutritional status in preschool children: a cross-sectional study.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2025Article
- Relationship Between Body Mass Index (BMI) and Severity of Caries Among Primary School Children: A Scoping Review.Cureus · 2024Article
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- Association of Dental Fluorosis and Urinary Fluoride with Intelligence among Schoolchildren.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Study on the Influence of Regular Physical Activity on Children's Oral Health.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Geographic Information Systems (GIS) to Assess Dental Caries, Overweight and Obesity in Schoolchildren in the City of Alfenas, Brazil.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Article
- Association between dental caries and obesity among Libyan schoolchildren during the armed conflict in Benghazi.BMC oral health · 2023Article
- Nutritional and Oral Hygiene Knowledge versus Reported Behavior of Children and Adolescents-A Cross-Sectional Interview-Based Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
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Abstract
Childhood dental caries and obesity are prevalent health problems. Results from previous studies of the caries-obesity relationship are conflicting. This study aimed to assess the association between anthropometric status and dental caries among schoolchildren, taking into account dietary habits, oral hygiene, and sociodemographic factors. This cross-sectional study recruited 569 children aged 6-12 years from five elementary schools in central Taiwan. Each child underwent an oral health examination and anthropometric measurements. The DMFT (decayed, missing due to caries, and filled permanent teeth) and deft (decayed, extracted, and filled primary teeth) indexes were calculated to record caries experience. A structured questionnaire was used to collect information on food intake frequency and other related factors. The World Health Organization's reference data was applied to define weight status: obese, overweight, and normal/underweight. The results showed that the mean (±standard deviation) deft and DMFT scores were 2.3 ± 2.6 and 0.7 ± 1.2, respectively, among participating children. The prevalence of obesity and overweight was 18.1% and 18.5%, respectively. After comprehensive evaluation of potential confounders, weight status was not an independent predictor of DMFT or deft scores in the negative binomial regression models. In conclusion, weight status was not associated with caries scores in primary or permanent teeth among 6-12 year-old schoolchildren.
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