Dental biorhythm is associated with adolescent weight gain

Mahoney et al. calculate the long-term biorhythm of adolescents from primary molar teeth and examine the relationship with weight, height and mass. Faster biorhythms are associated with a lower weight, and reduced weight and mass gain during adolescence.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Patrick Mahoney, Gina McFarlane, Carolina Loch, Sophie White, Bruce Floyd, Erin C. Dunn, Rosie Pitfield, Alessia Nava, Debbie Guatelli-Steinberg
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2022-08-01
Series:Communications Medicine
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s43856-022-00164-x