The relationship between overweight/obesity and dental erosion among a group of Saudi children and adolescents
| Autor: | Nahla Jastaniyah, Ibrahim Al-Majed, Aayed Alqahtani |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2019 |
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| Zdroj: | Indian Journal of Dental Research, Vol 30, Iss 2, Pp 200-206 (2019) |
| Druh dokumentu: | article |
| ISSN: | 0970-9290 1998-3603 |
| DOI: | 10.4103/ijdr.IJDR_774_17 |
| Popis: | Background: As childhood obesity is emerging in Saudi children and adolescents with high prevalence, it is considered as one of the major public health concerns. Therefore, it has been studied in relation to other diseases as a cause factor. Aim: The aim of this study is to investigate whether childhood obesity is a risk indicator for dental erosion and to obtain information on dietary habits that are related to dental erosion in overweight/obesity in a group of Saudi children and adolescents. Study Design: The study involved 370 children of both genders aged 4-18 years. The convenient sample included 190 overweight/obese children attending obesity clinic and 180 controls. Materials and Methods: Body mass index (BMI) (kg/m2) was calculated and BMI percentile obtained based on the age- and sex-specific according to the Centers for Disease Control chart (normal 5th to |
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