SynthesisEuropean archives of paediatric dentistry : official journal of the European Academy of Paediatric Dentistry2024
Obesity/overweight and dental caries experience in children and adolescents: an umbrella review.
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7 citing papers in PubMed.
- Nutritional status and its association with early childhood caries in Peruvian pre-schoolers aged 3-5 years: a cross-sectional study.European archives of paediatric dentistry : official journal of the European Academy of Paediatric Dentistry · 2026Article
- Obesity and Dental Caries: A State-of-the-Art Review of Shared Risk Factors, Biological Mechanisms and Current Evidence.Medical sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- 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
- Association between visceral adiposity index and risk of dental caries: findings from the national health and nutrition examination survey.Head & face medicine · 2026Article
- Exploring the association between BMI and dental caries in 6-9-year-old children in Damascus, Syria: a cross-sectional study.BDJ open · 2025Article
- Study the effect ofFrontiers in nutrition · 2024Article
- The Interplay of Salivary Leptin, Taste Perception, and Dental Caries in Adolescent Girls: A Cross-Sectional Analysis Across Body Mass Index Categories.Journal of International Society of Preventive & Community DentistryArticle
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Abstract
purposeThe present umbrella review aimed to synthesize and critically assess the methodological and reporting quality of previous systematic reviews about the potential relationship between obesity or overweight and caries dental experience in pediatric patients.
methodElectronic database and manual searches were conducted in PubMed, Embase, and Cochrane Library up to July 2023. The risk of bias assessment of eligible systematic reviews was performed using the Risk Of Bias In Systematic reviews (ROBIS) tool. A systematization of the results was carried out in order to understand the possible relationship between the two conditions.
resultsElectronic and manual searches identified 136 titles and abstracts. After the removal of duplicates, 15 full-text articles were assessed for eligibility. Six studies were excluded, resulting in 8 systematic reviews and 1 scoping review that met the inclusion criteria. Five were systematic reviews without meta-analysis and the rest were conducted with quantitative analysis.
conclusionConflicting findings to date from this umbrella review suggest that the relationship between obesity and dental caries in children is still inconclusive and likely to be complex.
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