A correlative analysis of dental age, chronological age, and body mass index and its impact on dental development in 6-13 year old children of Navi Mumbai, India

Purpose: Nutrition has a great impact on children's health. Of great concern are the underweight children because of the risk of illness and mortality in them. Being overweight can also have long-lasting adverse effect on development of the child. The purpose of this study was to determine body...

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Main Authors: Rahul J Hegde, Vaishali Vadgaonkar, Shamika Kamath
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2018-01-01
Series:Journal of Indian Society of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry
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Online Access:http://www.jisppd.com/article.asp?issn=0970-4388;year=2018;volume=36;issue=4;spage=376;epage=380;aulast=Hegde