The Relationship Between Body Mass Index, Dental Eruption and Dental Caries prevalence in School Children: A cross-sectional, observational study

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1 pedodontics, dentistry, alazhar, cairo, egypt

2 Department of Pedodontics and Oral Health Faculty of Dental Medicine, Boys, Cairo Al-Azhar University

3 Assistant professor of Pedodontics and Oral Health Faculty of Dental Medicine, Boys, Cairo Al-Azhar University

10.21608/ajdsm.2024.265401.1508

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Objectives: To find out the relationship between BMI, the mean permanent lower first molars and lower central incisors’ eruption time as well as the relationship between the caries frequency and BMI.
Materials and Methods: 1400 school children aged between 69 years were obtained from pedodontics clinic in Faculty of Dentistry, Al-Azhar university, AL-Sayeda Zeinab childhood medical center and Suzan Mubarak medical center in Cairo. Height and weight were determined. Additionally, the intraoral examination was performed to evaluate the permanent teeth eruption status and caries prevalence. Results: BMI and eruption of lower permanent 6s time were found to be statistically significant and a statically insignificant association among BMI as well as lower central incisors’ eruption. An obvious positive as well as significant association was documented between BMI as well as dental caries based on (dmf) index, weak relationship observed between BMI as well as dental caries according to (DMF) index.
Conclusion: Lower first molars’ eruption time is positively correlated with BMI value,. Additionally, caries prevalence (dmf) also exhibits a positive correlation with BMI value.

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Al-Azhar Journal of Dental Science
Volume 28, Issue 2 - Serial Number 2
April - Pediatric Dentistry & Orthodontics Issue (Pediatric Dentistry, Orthodontics)
April 2025
Pages 343-348

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