Relationship between obesity and dental caries experience in patients attending Tagore Dental College, Chennai, India: A cross-sectional survey

Abstract

Objectives: This study aims to assess the relationship between body mass index (BMI) and dental caries experience among the patients attending the outpatient department of Tagore Dental College, Chennai, India. Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional study with a convenient sampling technique was employed in the outpatient department of Tagore Dental College, Chennai, India. Obesity was recorded by measuring the BMI. Dental caries experience was recorded using the World Health Organization’s recommended “decayed missing and filled teeth (DMFT)” method. Statistical analysis was performed using the Chi-square test and Student’s (unpaired) t-test. P < 0.05 was considered statistically significant. Results: Dental caries prevalence was 81.9% with a mean DMFT score of 4.23 ± 3.56. Among the study participants, 69.4% were normal weight, 22.9% were overweight, and 6.8% were underweight. No significant association was found between gender with BMI and caries experience. Conclusion: The prevalence of dental caries was high among the sampled population but the majority of the sampled population had normal BMI. To address public health concerns connected to dental caries, additional oral health prevention programs and policies should be implemented.

The Correlation Between ABO Blood Group and Rhesus Factor in Patients with Periodontal Diseases: Review Subject

“…( 22) Patel and colleagues showed that the developing of periodontitis was higher in patients with blood group B and O and those who are Rh positive . (23) However, Francis et al, reported a no significant relation was found between ABO , Rh factor and periodontal diseases (24). In 1 -1 1977 to 2016, using ABO blood groups, dental health, risk factors, gingivitis, periodontitis and Rhesus factor as searching terms and he found a difference according to geographical diversity.…”