Association between dental caries and age-specific body mass index in preschool children of an Iranian population

Association between dental caries and age-specific body mass index in preschool children of an Iranian population

Background: The aim of this study was to determine the association of dental caries and BMI-for-age in preschool children and whether BMI-for-age is similar or different between Severe Early Childhood Caries (S-ECC) and caries free children. Materials and Methods: Four hundred preschool children ag...

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Main Authors: Ali Bagherian, Mostafa Sadeghi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2013-01-01
Series:Indian Journal of Dental Research
Subjects:
Body mass index
dental caries
Iranian population
preschool children
Online Access:http://www.ijdr.in/article.asp?issn=0970-9290;year=2013;volume=24;issue=1;spage=66;epage=70;aulast=Bagherian

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