Dietary and Social Characteristics of Children with Severe Tooth Decay

Cameron, FL; Weaver, LT; Cm, Wright; Welbury, Richard

doi:10.1258/rsmsmj.51.3.26

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“…This result were similar to the study done by Olivera et al, 13 Norberg et al, 2 Bahuguna et al, 11 Cameron et at, 14 and Benzian et al 15 This can be attributed to the fact that if a child is a fussy eater and underweight, parents may coerce the child to eat or offer tempting food high in carbohydrates to make sure that the child eats thus increasing risk of dental caries.…”

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Relationship between Body mass Index, Dental caries and Socioeconomic Status in a Population of 4-14 year Old Children in Udaipur City.

Mangukia¹,

Arora²,

Dogra³

2017

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Relationship between Body mass Index, Dental caries and Socioeconomic Status in a Population of 4-14 year Old Children in Udaipur City.

Mangukia¹,

Arora²,

Dogra³

2017

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“…Some studies report a relationship between caries and poor growth. [1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9] Two theories may explain this relationship (Fig 1). The first theory is that the direct impact of extensive untreated caries and associated pain and inflammation on the child' s ability to eat may result in undernutrition and growth impairment.…”

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Dental Caries and Growth in School-Age Children

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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: Dental caries in young children is commonly untreated and represents a public health problem. Dental caries in children is reported to affect their anthropometric outcomes, but the evidence is conflicting. Some studies found no association, whereas others found that caries was associated with underweight or overweight. The objective was to assess the relationship between dental caries status and height and weight in 6- to 8-year-old Saudi children with high caries prevalence. METHODS: This study was a cross-sectional survey in schoolchildren aged 6 to 8 years attending military primary schools in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Caries status was assessed by using the dmft (decayed, missing, filled, teeth [primary teeth]) index. Height and weight were assessed by using z scores of height-for-age (HAZ), weight-for-age (WAZ), and BMI-for-age (BAZ) calculated by World Health Organization standardized procedures. Relationships between caries and HAZ, WAZ, and BAZ were assessed by using regression models. RESULTS: A total of 417 of the 436 eligible schoolchildren with complete data were included, with a response rate of 95.6%. Their mean dmft index was 5.7 ± 4.2. There was an inverse linear relationship between caries status and children’s HAZ, WAZ, and BAZ and significantly lower anthropometric outcomes for children at each consecutive group with higher levels of caries. The associations remained significant after adjusting for dental, social, and demographic variables. CONCLUSIONS: The inverse linear association between dental caries and all anthropometric outcomes suggests that higher levels of untreated caries are associated with poorer growth in Saudi schoolchildren.

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“…While daily diet has an effect on oral health, oral health can play an important role in nutrition and general health status (11). For example, children with infected teeth and toothache run the risk of malnutrition, and this may be coupled with emaciation and arrested growth in height compared to those with unaffected teeth (12). Moreover, there are common factors such as sugary components, the z Abbreviations: DMFT, decayed missing and filled teeth; WAZ, weight for age z-score; WHZ, weight for height z-score; BAZ, BMI for age z-score.…”

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“…According to Cameron et al, being underweight in children with established dental decay could be due to the inability of chewing, which in turn can affect their food choice (12). Research performed on the nutritional status of children with severe caries showed that dental caries is a risk factor for malnutrition as it triggers loss of nutrition and BMI for age (BAZ), thereby causing a significant health problem (15).…”

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Body Mass Index and Dental Caries in Children

Bahrololoomi¹,

Ardakani²,

Ardakani³

2016

Int J School Health

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Background: Dental caries is the most common chronic childhood disease with serious implications for individual and public health. Obesity is the most common nutritional problem in children and caries are associated with a large number of negative health outcomes. Dental caries in children is reported to affects their anthropometric outcomes, but the evidence is conflicting. Objectives: Based on the differences in the findings of the studies and the possible role of obesity in the pathogenesis of dental caries, the current study aimed to investigate the relationship between body mass index (BMI) and dental caries among children aged three to six years. Methods: In this cross-sectional study, 400 children aged three to six years were selected through cluster sampling from Yazd kindergartens, Iran. Weight and height were measured using scale and tape measure, while decayed, missing, and filled teeth (DMFT) was recorded through intraoral examination using mirror, probe and flashlight. Then the relationship between calculated growth indices z-score (evaluated by world health organization (WHO) Anthro and WHO AnthroPlus software) and DMFT was considered. The results were analysed using SPSS ver. 20 and Kruskal-Wallis, Spearman correlation coefficient and Pearson tests. Results: An inverse correlation was found between BMI z-score and DMFT (P = 0.006, r = -0.14). Assessment of the effect of demographic variables showed significant relationship in boys (P = 0.01) and children under five years (P = 0.04).Conclusions: It appears that children with a high BMI z-score had lower DMFT and that there is a negative correlation between obesity and tooth decay.

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Dietary and Social Characteristics of Children with Severe Tooth Decay

Abstract: In this selected group of children with poor dental health, those from deprived families were over-represented and had significantly more decay. Severe dental decay was also associated with underweight.

Cited by 39 publications

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