Association Between Dental Caries and Body Mass Index Among Hamedan Elementary School Children in 2009

Objective: Excessive weight in children is a major public health concern. The intake of refined carbohydrates, especially sugars and the prevalence of dental caries are well documented in the literature. The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between dental caries and BMI in e...

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Main Authors: F. Mojarad, M. Haeri Maybodi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences 2011-12-01
Series:Frontiers in Dentistry
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Online Access:https://jdt.tums.ac.ir/index.php/jdt/article/view/260