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Influence of body mass index on severity of dental caries: cross-sectional study in healthy adults

BACKGROUND: The relationship between body mass index (BMI) and dental caries is still undetermined. OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to assess the relationship between the dental status by decayed, missed, filled teeth index (DMFT), and BMI by age and gender among healthy adults. DESIGN: Analytical, cros...

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Autores principales: Idrees, Majdy, Hammad, Mohammad, Faden, Asmaa, Kujan, Omar
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6074122/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29229892
http://dx.doi.org/10.5144/0256-4947.2017.444