Body Mass Index and Dental Caries: A Systematic Review

INTRODUCTION: This review was undertaken to analyze the relationship between body mass index (BMI) and dental caries with the available literature evidence. MATERIALS AND METHODS: The articles were searched from Medline/PubMed and Journal of Web published between 2005 and 2016. RESULTS: Out of the 1...

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Autores principales: Shivakumar, Sahana, Srivastava, Adit, C Shivakumar, Ganiga
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishers 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6102445/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30131646
http://dx.doi.org/10.5005/jp-journals-10005-1516
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Sumario:INTRODUCTION: This review was undertaken to analyze the relationship between body mass index (BMI) and dental caries with the available literature evidence. MATERIALS AND METHODS: The articles were searched from Medline/PubMed and Journal of Web published between 2005 and 2016. RESULTS: Out of the 146 references obtained, 16 articles in English language were read in full, which fulfilled the inclusion criteria after assessing by Down and Black criteria. CONCLUSION: No consensus was reached in the relationship between BMI and dental caries in the present review due to varied associations How to cite this article: Shivakumar S, Srivastava A, Shivakumar GC. Body Mass Index and Dental Caries: A Systematic Review. Int J Clin Pediatr Dent 2018;11(3):228-232.

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