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Digit Ratio and Dental Caries: A Sexually Dimorphic Trait
Dental caries is the most common oral health disease affecting all age groups, races, and geographic locations. The need for the study was to determine the anatomical marker that could predict the taste perception and caries at an early stage. Aim of the study was to determine the correlation betwee...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5968154/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29805226 http://dx.doi.org/10.5005/jp-journals-10005-1474 |
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author | Verma, Priya Hegde, Amitha M |
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description | Dental caries is the most common oral health disease affecting all age groups, races, and geographic locations. The need for the study was to determine the anatomical marker that could predict the taste perception and caries at an early stage. Aim of the study was to determine the correlation between digit ratio and caries experience in school-going children of south Canara region. An observational and cross-sectional pattern was adopted for the present study. The study was then evaluated to find out the correlation between the digit ratio that is thought to be predetermined with caries experience in children of age group 6 to 16 years. In the total sample of 2,037 children, the total population was divided into two categories, i.e., high digit ratio and low digit ratio. Of the total population, 1,112 had low digit ratio and 925 had high digit ratio. Caries experience was highest in low-risk group, followed by moderate, high risk, low risk, and very high risk groups. In all the categories, low digit ratio was affected more than high digit ratio. The study clearly states a positive correlation between digit ratio, taste, social behavior, and dental caries. How to cite this article: Verma P, Hegde AM. Digit Ratio and Dental Caries: A Sexually Dimorphic Trait. Int J Clin Pediatr Dent 2018;11(1):1-6. |
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spelling | pubmed-59681542018-05-25 Digit Ratio and Dental Caries: A Sexually Dimorphic Trait Verma, Priya Hegde, Amitha M Int J Clin Pediatr Dent Original Article Dental caries is the most common oral health disease affecting all age groups, races, and geographic locations. The need for the study was to determine the anatomical marker that could predict the taste perception and caries at an early stage. Aim of the study was to determine the correlation between digit ratio and caries experience in school-going children of south Canara region. An observational and cross-sectional pattern was adopted for the present study. The study was then evaluated to find out the correlation between the digit ratio that is thought to be predetermined with caries experience in children of age group 6 to 16 years. In the total sample of 2,037 children, the total population was divided into two categories, i.e., high digit ratio and low digit ratio. Of the total population, 1,112 had low digit ratio and 925 had high digit ratio. Caries experience was highest in low-risk group, followed by moderate, high risk, low risk, and very high risk groups. In all the categories, low digit ratio was affected more than high digit ratio. The study clearly states a positive correlation between digit ratio, taste, social behavior, and dental caries. How to cite this article: Verma P, Hegde AM. Digit Ratio and Dental Caries: A Sexually Dimorphic Trait. Int J Clin Pediatr Dent 2018;11(1):1-6. Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishers 2018 2017-02-01 /pmc/articles/PMC5968154/ /pubmed/29805226 http://dx.doi.org/10.5005/jp-journals-10005-1474 Text en Copyright © 2018; Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishers (P) Ltd. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License. To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ |
spellingShingle | Original Article Verma, Priya Hegde, Amitha M Digit Ratio and Dental Caries: A Sexually Dimorphic Trait |
title | Digit Ratio and Dental Caries: A Sexually Dimorphic Trait |
title_full | Digit Ratio and Dental Caries: A Sexually Dimorphic Trait |
title_fullStr | Digit Ratio and Dental Caries: A Sexually Dimorphic Trait |
title_full_unstemmed | Digit Ratio and Dental Caries: A Sexually Dimorphic Trait |
title_short | Digit Ratio and Dental Caries: A Sexually Dimorphic Trait |
title_sort | digit ratio and dental caries: a sexually dimorphic trait |
topic | Original Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5968154/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29805226 http://dx.doi.org/10.5005/jp-journals-10005-1474 |
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