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Title: | An investigation into the dental health of children with obesity: An analysis of dental erosion and caries status | Authors: | Tong, H.J. Rudolf, M.C.J. Muyombwe, T. Duggal, M.S. Balmer, R. |
Keywords: | Body mass index Dental caries Dental erosion Obesity |
Issue Date: | 2014 | Citation: | Tong, H.J., Rudolf, M.C.J., Muyombwe, T., Duggal, M.S., Balmer, R. (2014). An investigation into the dental health of children with obesity: An analysis of dental erosion and caries status. European Archives of Paediatric Dentistry 15 (3) : 203-210. ScholarBank@NUS Repository. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40368-013-0100-1 | Abstract: | Aim: To investigate whether children with obesity experienced more erosion and caries than children with normal weight. Methods: This study involved children aged 7-15 years. The study and control group comprised 32 children with BMI > 98th centile and 32 healthy children with normal BMI-for-age, respectively. O'Sullivan Erosion Index and WHO Caries Index were used in the examination of erosion and caries, respectively. Stimulated salivary flow rate, buffering capacity, Streptococcus mutans and lactobacilli counts (CFU/ml) were evaluated. A cross-sectional questionnaire survey was employed to collect information on participant's demographic background, oral health history and habits, and utilisation of dental care services. Results: Children with obesity were more likely to have erosion than healthy children (p < 0.001), and had more erosion in terms of severity (p < 0.0001) and area affected (p < 0.0001), but not in the number of surfaces affected (p = 0.167). Posterior teeth were less likely than anterior teeth to be affected by erosion (OR 0.32, 95 % CI 0.012-0.082). Gender had no effect on erosion. There were no statistically significant differences in the DMFT, saliva profiles or questionnaire responses between the groups. Conclusions: Children with obesity may have high risk of dental erosion, but do not necessarily have higher risk of dental caries than children with normal weight. © 2013 European Academy of Paediatric Dentistry. | Source Title: | European Archives of Paediatric Dentistry | URI: | http://scholarbank.nus.edu.sg/handle/10635/124622 | ISSN: | 19969805 | DOI: | 10.1007/s40368-013-0100-1 |
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