Assessment of the Consequences of Dental Caries on the Body Mass Index in Children using the Pufa Index
| Autor: | Nikita Vinod Dandekar, J Jasmin Winnier, Uma B Dixit |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
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| Zdroj: | Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, Vol 12, Iss 3, Pp ZC10-ZC13 (2018) |
| Druh dokumentu: | article |
| ISSN: | 2249-782X 0973-709X |
| DOI: | 10.7860/JCDR/2018/30890.11282 |
| Popis: | Introduction: Dental caries continues to exert a significant influence on children’s overall health and the effect of untreated dental caries impacts dental health more than the presence of caries itself. Aim: To investigate the effect of consequences of untreated dental caries on Body Mass Index (BMI) in children using PUFA/ pufa index (pulp involvement, ulceration, fistula, and abscess). Materials and Methods: A total of 400 school children aged 5-12 years were divided into two groups-5 to 8 years (Group 1) and 9 to 12 years (Group 2). Selected children were examined for the presence or absence of pulpal involvement, ulceration, fistula and abscess using the PUFA/pufa index, and further subdivided into with PUFA/pufa> 0 and PUFA/pufa =0. Children’s BMI score was calculated using weight in kg and height in meters. BMI scores for children with PUFA/pufa=0 and PUFA/pufa>0 were compared with independent t-test. Correlation between BMI scores and PUFA/pufa score was analysed by using Pearson’s correlation coefficient for both age groups. Results: Mean BMI score of children with PUFA/pufa>0 in both the age groups (14.69 and 14.93) was significantly lesser than the BMI score of children with PUFA/pufa=0 (21.69 and 22.57), (p |
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