Association between Body Mass Index (BMI) and Dental Caries among 6–12-Year-Old School Children
This study aimed to identify the association between BMI and dental caries in 6–12-year-old children. This cross-sectional study was carried out among 6–12-year-old school children and their parents. The data on Body Mass Index (BMI) and dental caries for study participants were included in the stud...
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| author | Sunil Babu Kotha Shayma Abdulaziz Terkawi Sarah Ali Mubaraki Abdulrahman Dahham Al Saffan Sree Lalita Kotha Sreekanth Kumar Mallineni |
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| description | This study aimed to identify the association between BMI and dental caries in 6–12-year-old children. This cross-sectional study was carried out among 6–12-year-old school children and their parents. The data on Body Mass Index (BMI) and dental caries for study participants were included in the study. The association between BMI and dental caries was evaluated using SPSS software. The study comprises 400 school children (157 boys and 243 girls) aged an average of 8.9 years. The overall prevalence of dental caries was 84% in primary dentition and 75% in permanent dentition, with a mean DMFT and dmft (decayed, missing and filled teeth) of 2.85 and 5.48, respectively. There was a significant association witnessed between mothers’ education and BMI status. A significant association was also evident between decayed (d), missing (m) and filled (f) teeth and overall dmft with different BMI categories (<i>p</i> < 0.05). There was no significant association evident between DMFT and each category of BMI (<i>p</i> > 0.05). The dmft and DMFT within the four BMI categories by one-way ANOVA were highly significant (<i>p</i> < 0.001). Post hoc analysis helped us identify the relationship among the various categories of BMI with dental caries. There was a positive association evident between the BMI of the children and dental caries. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-d1cd2aec896347379ab2d59f508d71152023-11-23T10:29:46ZengMDPI AGChildren2227-90672022-04-019560810.3390/children9050608Association between Body Mass Index (BMI) and Dental Caries among 6–12-Year-Old School ChildrenSunil Babu Kotha0Shayma Abdulaziz Terkawi1Sarah Ali Mubaraki2Abdulrahman Dahham Al Saffan3Sree Lalita Kotha4Sreekanth Kumar Mallineni5Preventive Dentistry Department, Pediatric Dentistry Division, College of Dentistry, Riyadh Elm University, Riyadh 13244, Saudi ArabiaPreventive Dentistry Department, Pediatric Dentistry Division, College of Dentistry, Riyadh Elm University, Riyadh 13244, Saudi ArabiaPreventive Dentistry Department, Pediatric Dentistry Division, College of Dentistry, Riyadh Elm University, Riyadh 13244, Saudi ArabiaPublic Health Dentistry Division, Preventive Dentistry Department, College of Dentistry, Riyadh Elm University, Riyadh 13244, Saudi ArabiaDepartment of Basic Dental Sciences, College of Dentistry, Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University, Riyadh 11671, Saudi ArabiaDepartment of Preventive Science, College of Dentistry, Majmaah University, Almajmaah 11952, Saudi ArabiaThis study aimed to identify the association between BMI and dental caries in 6–12-year-old children. This cross-sectional study was carried out among 6–12-year-old school children and their parents. The data on Body Mass Index (BMI) and dental caries for study participants were included in the study. The association between BMI and dental caries was evaluated using SPSS software. The study comprises 400 school children (157 boys and 243 girls) aged an average of 8.9 years. The overall prevalence of dental caries was 84% in primary dentition and 75% in permanent dentition, with a mean DMFT and dmft (decayed, missing and filled teeth) of 2.85 and 5.48, respectively. There was a significant association witnessed between mothers’ education and BMI status. A significant association was also evident between decayed (d), missing (m) and filled (f) teeth and overall dmft with different BMI categories (<i>p</i> < 0.05). There was no significant association evident between DMFT and each category of BMI (<i>p</i> > 0.05). The dmft and DMFT within the four BMI categories by one-way ANOVA were highly significant (<i>p</i> < 0.001). Post hoc analysis helped us identify the relationship among the various categories of BMI with dental caries. There was a positive association evident between the BMI of the children and dental caries.https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9067/9/5/608body mass indexchildrendental cariesdecayed |
| spellingShingle | Sunil Babu Kotha Shayma Abdulaziz Terkawi Sarah Ali Mubaraki Abdulrahman Dahham Al Saffan Sree Lalita Kotha Sreekanth Kumar Mallineni Association between Body Mass Index (BMI) and Dental Caries among 6–12-Year-Old School Children Children body mass index children dental caries decayed |
| title | Association between Body Mass Index (BMI) and Dental Caries among 6–12-Year-Old School Children |
| title_full | Association between Body Mass Index (BMI) and Dental Caries among 6–12-Year-Old School Children |
| title_fullStr | Association between Body Mass Index (BMI) and Dental Caries among 6–12-Year-Old School Children |
| title_full_unstemmed | Association between Body Mass Index (BMI) and Dental Caries among 6–12-Year-Old School Children |
| title_short | Association between Body Mass Index (BMI) and Dental Caries among 6–12-Year-Old School Children |
| title_sort | association between body mass index bmi and dental caries among 6 12 year old school children |
| topic | body mass index children dental caries decayed |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9067/9/5/608 |
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