PMID- 27733719
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20171030
LR  - 20220408
IS  - 1526-3711 (Electronic)
IS  - 1526-3711 (Linking)
VI  - 17
IP  - 9
DP  - 2016 Sep 1
TI  - A Cross-sectional Study of the Prevalence of Dental Caries among 12- to 
      15-year-old Overweight Schoolchildren.
PG  - 750-754
AB  - INTRODUCTION: Overweight and obesity are growing health-related problems 
      worldwide, and it is currently the most prevalent nutritional disorder among 
      children and adolescents. The objective of this study was to assess the 
      association between overweight and dental caries among 12- to 15-year-old 
      schoolchildren in Mangaluru district, Karnataka, India. MATERIALS AND METHODS: 
      Data were obtained from 2000 school-going children aged 12 to 15 years. The 
      children were categorized as overweight and normal-weight group by assessing the 
      body mass index (BMI). Body mass index was categorized using the classification 
      system given by the International Obesity Task Force (IOTF) and obtained in units 
      of kg/m(2). The dental caries was assessed by detection and was performed 
      according to decayed, missing, and filled teeth (DMFT) index. RESULTS: Of the 
      2000 children examined, the mean BMI recorded was 26.87 +/- 2.26 for the overweight 
      children and 20.82 +/- 1.48 for the normal-weight children. Even though the DMFT 
      (3.90 +/- 2.95) in the overweight children was slightly higher than the control 
      group (3.36 +/- 2.73), it was not statistically significant. CONCLUSION: Within the 
      confines of the present study, it can be concluded that there is no significant 
      association between overweight and dental caries among the schoolchildren of 
      Mangaluru district in Karnataka. Longitudinal studies are necessary to 
      substantiate the possible relationships between dental caries and overweight in 
      children. Knowledge of these relationships could lead to preventive health 
      measures designed to reduce the prevalence of both obesity and dental caries.
FAU - Kottayi, Soni
AU  - Kottayi S
AD  - Department of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry, Kannur Dental College, 
      Kannur, Kerala, India, e-mail: ksucod@gmail.com.
FAU - Bhat, Sham S
AU  - Bhat SS
AD  - Department of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry Yenepoya Dental College, 
      Mangaluru, Karnataka, India.
FAU - Hegde, K Sundeep
AU  - Hegde KS
AD  - Department of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry Yenepoya Dental College, 
      Mangaluru, Karnataka, India.
FAU - Peedikayil, Faizal C
AU  - Peedikayil FC
AD  - Department of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry, Kannur Dental College, 
      Kannur, Kerala, India.
FAU - Chandru, T P
AU  - Chandru TP
AD  - Department of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry, Kannur Dental College, 
      Kannur, Kerala, India.
FAU - Anil, Sukumaran
AU  - Anil S
AD  - Department of Preventive Dental Sciences, Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University, 
      AIKharj, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
DEP - 20160901
PL  - India
TA  - J Contemp Dent Pract
JT  - The journal of contemporary dental practice
JID - 101090552
SB  - IM
MH  - Adolescent
MH  - Body Mass Index
MH  - Child
MH  - Cross-Sectional Studies
MH  - DMF Index
MH  - Dental Caries/*epidemiology
MH  - Female
MH  - Humans
MH  - India/epidemiology
MH  - Male
MH  - Obesity/*epidemiology
MH  - Overweight/*epidemiology
MH  - Prevalence
OTO - NOTNLM
OT  - Body mass index
OT  - Decayed
OT  - Dental caries
OT  - India
OT  - Obesity Overweight.
OT  - missing and filled teeth
EDAT- 2016/10/14 06:00
MHDA- 2017/10/31 06:00
CRDT- 2016/10/14 06:00
PHST- 2016/10/14 06:00 [entrez]
PHST- 2016/10/14 06:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2017/10/31 06:00 [medline]
AID - 1526-3711-1691 [pii]
AID - 10.5005/jp-journals-10024-1924 [doi]
PST - epublish
SO  - J Contemp Dent Pract. 2016 Sep 1;17(9):750-754. doi: 
      10.5005/jp-journals-10024-1924.