ArticleInternational journal of dental hygiene2025
Salivary Physicochemical Parameters in Relation to Dental Caries and Adiposity Status.
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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
- Association between visceral adiposity index and risk of dental caries: findings from the national health and nutrition examination survey.Head & face medicine · 2026Article
- Stimulated Salivary Flow Rate, Salivary pH, Viscosity, and Salivary Buffer Capacity and Their Relationship With Molar Incisor Hypomineralization in Mexican Schoolchildren.BioMed research international · 2026Article
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Abstract
objectivesThe objective of this study was to investigate the correlations between salivary physicochemical parameters, adiposity, and caries indices in Hong Kong adolescents.
methodsA total of 921 adolescents aged 12-15 years from four randomly selected local secondary schools were invited to participate in this cross-sectional study. Dental examinations including the number of decayed, missing, and filled teeth (DMFT), salivary physicochemical parameters, and anthropometric measurements were performed. The Mann-Whitney U test was used to examine the differences in salivary parameters and adiposity indices between participants with different levels of caries experience. Correlations between adiposity indices, salivary parameters, and caries indices were examined using Spearman's correlation coefficients.
resultsThe participation rate was 83.6%. After exclusion, data from 695 adolescents were analysed. Adolescents with high caries experience (DMFT ≥ Significant Caries Index [SiC Index]) had significantly higher weight-to-height ratio (W/H) and waist circumference (WC) z-scores and lower unstimulated and stimulated salivary flow rates and buffering capacity than those with DMFT < SiC Index. Except for body mass index z-score, the other adiposity indices were negatively correlated with at least one salivary physicochemical parameter (stimulated salivary flow rate or salivary buffering capacity) (r
conclusionThere is a potential link between adiposity indices and certain salivary physicochemical parameters that are implicated in the aetiology of dental caries.
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