Evaluation of the Association between Body Mass Index (BMI) and Dental Caries among Children
Journal Title: IOSR Journal of Dental and Medical Sciences (IOSR-JDMS) - Year 2017, Vol 16, Issue 5
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between age specific Body Mass Index (BMI) and dental caries among children. Seventy eight children of age group 3-6 years were examined and measured for height, weight and dental caries experience. Dental caries severity in primary dentition was calculated by using deft index. BMI was calculated by using metric formula. Co-variates included age and gender. Overall, 53% of normal weight, 81% of underweight and 70% of overweight had deft score > 0. Underweight children had significantly higher mean deft value than the normal weight children. The number of healthy teeth decreased with increasing age and dental caries experience were found to be equal amongst girls and boys. Theoretically, overweight should be associated with dental caries, but this association was not found. Rather, nutritional deficiency was found to be correlated to increased dental caries severity.
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Priti Sushil Jain
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